Hi folks, newbie here, so I hope this is in the correct forum thread, and that I have explained my issue properly.
I am currently waiting for my collectors license (22 weeks so far, so should come through soon), and I have a particular historic pistol already paid for and sitting in the LGS.
Being a collectors item, and on a collectors license, this firearm will NOT be a shooter.
My question relates to the 12 month wait for a second firearm on a new Cat H sporting/rec license, since I have also joined a pistol club and am just about to submit my application for the normal Cat H sporting/rec license for ISSF competition shoots.
Considering that I will have a collectors firearm & license, and hopefully the normal Cat H sporting license, can I also get a 22LRF pistol without having to wait for the 12 months period, as would generally be the case for the 1st year of Cat H license? (the 22LRF would be the only "shooting/competition" firearm, if that makes sense).
A secondary but related question would be..... considering that I should have the collectors license BEFORE applying for the normal Cat H sports/rec license, would I still have to wait the full 6 months or so, for the sports/rec license to come through?
Thanks all,
Mike