Nearly right. We do have to apply for a Certificate which checks your background and requires the support of a referee. Recently we have had to get clearance from a doctor that we have no health issues which may be relevant. A securely fixed gun safe, a wallet with at the most £50.00 in it and you are on your way. There is no need to have anywhere to use it, only that you may want, for example , to go clay shooting or accept an invitation from a friend to shoot on their permission at some time or other. As for the cost, many of us have hundreds of acres of free shooting which may be anything from pigeon/rabbit pest control to being given a free rein by the landowner. Its hard work finding free shooting but most seem to manage to some degree. So, a trip to Holts to pick up a SxS for under £50.00 is very easy. The main reason SxS guns are so cheap is the impending lead ban which is causing a lot of folk to fear for the survival of their light game guns when used with the brutal steel cartridges, not to mention the cost of them. Sensible people are stockpiling and take the attitude that despite any ban, they will have find you using it first. There is a surprising amount of cover in our small island.
