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<blockquote data-quote="sealgair" data-source="post: 1909250" data-attributes="member: 114384"><p>So in this country, despite our insanely strict laws generally compared to you guys, I can lend absolutely anyone a rifle as long as I'm guiding them. While it's certainly possible to bring your own rifles from anywhere in the world I tend to recommend this to my (probable average of half a dozen) clients that come from the US/Canada a year.</p><p></p><p>Airports and storage of firearms in hotels etc all brings a lot of questions / hassle in the UK as the vast majority of the public never encounter guns... much easier to just borrow what we call the 'estate rifle' which is generally well set up (not many of us skimp who do this for a living!) and can be rented for not much money (£10/day including bullets). </p><p></p><p>As an idea of what I use with my clients it's either a Sako 75 Finnlight with a Kreiger barrel in 6.5x55 and a VX5, or in certain cases my semi-custom .270 with ATACR on top. I expect that 90% of hunting rifles in Scotland have suppressors on now, it's as easy to get one of them on your firearms license as it is a rifle... and they're brilliant.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Interesting stuff. So in Scotland for 'crop damage' an estate or farmer can apply for a special license that grants a much longer hunting season and the rights to shoot deer at night using a lamp, which is normally illegal.</p><p></p><p>The idea of 'sharing the harvest' I love; the problem with being able to sell our venison means that it generally goes abroad or to fancy restaurants in Edinburgh or London... very little of it is available locally unless you know someone. I think that's something we really need to work on!</p><p></p><p>Sam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sealgair, post: 1909250, member: 114384"] So in this country, despite our insanely strict laws generally compared to you guys, I can lend absolutely anyone a rifle as long as I'm guiding them. While it's certainly possible to bring your own rifles from anywhere in the world I tend to recommend this to my (probable average of half a dozen) clients that come from the US/Canada a year. Airports and storage of firearms in hotels etc all brings a lot of questions / hassle in the UK as the vast majority of the public never encounter guns... much easier to just borrow what we call the 'estate rifle' which is generally well set up (not many of us skimp who do this for a living!) and can be rented for not much money (£10/day including bullets). As an idea of what I use with my clients it's either a Sako 75 Finnlight with a Kreiger barrel in 6.5x55 and a VX5, or in certain cases my semi-custom .270 with ATACR on top. I expect that 90% of hunting rifles in Scotland have suppressors on now, it's as easy to get one of them on your firearms license as it is a rifle... and they're brilliant. Interesting stuff. So in Scotland for 'crop damage' an estate or farmer can apply for a special license that grants a much longer hunting season and the rights to shoot deer at night using a lamp, which is normally illegal. The idea of 'sharing the harvest' I love; the problem with being able to sell our venison means that it generally goes abroad or to fancy restaurants in Edinburgh or London... very little of it is available locally unless you know someone. I think that's something we really need to work on! Sam [/QUOTE]
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