by Bugman » 19 Dec 2020, 7:45 pm
You may apply for your PTA and the PTA's (you will need one for each firearm) will allow you to buy a rimfire and air pistol, or two rimfires or two air pistols, OR 2 centre fire pistols up the and including say a 357 magnum. You cannot, under current legislation, buy a 22 and a centrefire pistol. Don't ask me why, but that is the way it is.
You cannot purchase anything Hi Cal ( eg 45 or a 44mag etc) until you have a full license.
After you full licence is granted, you can apply for PTA's for either 22 or air pistol or centrefire pistol as you desire. Also once your pistol club has given you the necessary confirmation paperwork re a PTA it will still take 2-3 months for the PTA to be issued. Eventually you will get there. Be patient.