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Originally posted by SIKA98K:

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To me, this has always seemed a rather risky approach with an official permit - in partcular one as expensive as the EU pass is...

- mike

Sorry ! Expensive ? Are they not issued free ?
They are at least in Rep.of Ireland,Denmark and Sweden.
Anyone have to pay actual loot for theirs ?

Free (as in "gratis")?? HAH! I can see you don't know Switzerland! Anything you want from a public institution is associated with a fee (preferably as high as possible - since public institutions don't have much competition... ).

The sad fact is, that we have to pay CHF150 (approx EUR100) for the initial Euro firearms document - valid for 5 years. After expiry, the document can be extended 2x2 years - each extension will cost an additionel CHF100. Additions to the darn piece of paper seems to be charged at CHF50.

Fortunately, our taxes have not reached EU (Danish, Swedish etc...) levels - yet - so I guess we might still consider ourselves better off outside the EU...

- mike

Gents,

It looks like the Line up for the weekend is virtually complete. I htink we have one or two more spaces for a deer stalker and we are full on the pigeon shooting. Griff and I will be out on the Saturday to try and shoot enough pigeons that you will all have some decoys for the next day, (where else would you find such kindness!!! )

Please see the line up below.

Fallow Buck
Smallbore
Trapper Dave
Claret Dabbler
Ghubert
MHO
Solvi
308 Mate
KimR
Gerry
Arild
One Armed Bandit
London Hunter
Steve Malverni
Anders
Stu C
Griff
IanF
Artemis

I will need to start collecting the payments soon, as I would like to try and get as much of the admin done early. with the shooting season starting soon and Mrs Fallow Buck about to give birth to number two of my home grown beating line time might get a bit tight soon!!

Please PM me and I will arrange to let everyone know how much and where as we seem to have a lot of add ons this year!!

Rgds,
K

Hi all,

For those of you that will require Temporary import permits for firearms I'd like to get the application in early if possible.

The information required is listed below, so if you could put the details clearly on a sheet of paper I can transfer it all onto the application form. For those of you that have last years TFP then could you also include a copy of that with your details please as it helps show the police that you were valid applicants in the past.

You will also need one of the documents listed in point 16 and the original of your European pass. If you are sending cheques or important documents then please send them recorded delivery, and I will do the same when returning them with your permit.

Application for Visitors Shotgun Permit
1/ Title (Mr., Mrs, Ms, Dr., etc..)

2/ Surname

3/ Forename(s)

4/ Home Address

5/ Home Telephone Number

6/ Fax Number

7/ Date of Birth

8/ Place of Birth

9/ Nationality

10/ Occupation

11/ Have you been convicted of any offence in any court of law?
(if "Yes", give details)

12/ Do you suffer from any medical condition or disability, including alcohol
and drug related conditions? (if "Yes", give details)

13/ Have you ever attended your present or a previous G.P. (Doctor) for
treatment of depression, or any other kind of mental or nervous disorder?
(if "Yes", give details)

14/ Name, Address & Telephone Number of your Doctor

15/ Expected Date of Arrival in Great Britain

16/ Please also include a copy of one of the following:
Valid Firearms or Shotgun Permit from your home country
Hunting Permit
Certificate of Competence
Confirmation of Firearm/Shotgun Club Membership
Please note that if you are resident within the European Community, we require your original European Firearms Pass – not a copy!

17/ List the Shotguns you intend to (or might) bring in:
Make, calibre, serial number & type (i.e. over & under or side-by-side)

I'll send out a series of PM's to everyone detailing what they have their names down for and the costs.

Rgds,
K

Kiri, I have filled out the application (luckily, I still had the application from last year ). I'm currently waiting for my EU Firearms pass featuring the rifle I would like to bring. I submitted the application for the pass last week, and I myself need the pass to be ready in a couple of weeks time. Who knows whether the Swiss bureaucracy is willing to deliver within this period, though??

I need the pass for my trip to the US, however, so the earliest I can let you have the original pass might be sometime in November, possibly even December - depending on how long you will hold the pass for??

Man, this idea of sending the original pass to have it stamped really sucks! Typical bureaucratic BS - no connection to the realities of life!

- mike

Kiri
I presume that the information in point 17 also is actual for the rifle one intend to bring, not only for shotgun?

If I remember correctly that was the case last time I made this aplication?

That's right mate.

You need to provide the calibre, action type, serial number etc. Like you do for a shotgun the same details but for the rifle.

Also I will be making these applications valid from the 1st Feb so those of you that are coming earlier for some extra Fallow action will have plenty of leeway.

Rgds,
Kiri

Gun documents sent registered mail today.

Mine was sent a couple of days ago, so I hope you've already received them.

I forgot about the tfp from last year.
You want me to send it, Kiri?
If ok for you I could scan and send via email.

Kiri, I got my EU firearms pass back from the police. Step 1 acomplished... Is it early enough if I get this to you by mid-December, say?? I'd really like to have the pass for my December trip to the US.

- mike

Hi Anders

I don't especially need the scanned copy , it just helps me show a history to the police of my activities with visiting sportsmen.

If it isn't too much trouble you could send it to Info@athinahuntingtours.com I'll add it to the file for you.

I've so far received StuC's Docs but no others. I will have a look this afternoon when I get home to see if there is anything that arrived today.

Rgds,
K

Hi Kiri,
There will be a small delay concerning the papers, some asshole burglarized my house some days a go, Hi didn’t get much, the alarm went off, but he managed to steel the passports, my firearms license and some other small stuff.
My guns and other stuff that matters, are safe.
I will have the papers in my hands by the end of this week

I'm sorry to hear that mate. The scary thing is that there is now two Solvi's out there!!!

I hope you get it all sorted soon. I have still only had one set of papers so you are ahaead of the game anyway.

Rgds,
K

Gents,

could those of you that have not done so yet please get the paperwork organised for the temporary permits please as I need to get this process moving. It is a group application so we are only as fast as the slowest member!!

Also could we start getting cheques in please. I have only received one so far, and time is getting on. For the continental freinds that don't use such archaic systems, I will get you the bank details for wire tranfers this week.


Pete, could you make this a sticky please as we are getting close now.

Thanks,
Kiri

Hi Kiri
can I send the papers by email?

Solvi,
You can leave your plastic Puffins at home and share my Pigeon deeks

Thanks Dave,
It is a great load lifted of my mind,
I can bring some “rotten shark and Brennivin” instead

Hi Solvi,

I think an email copy of everything scanned will be fine mate. Some constabularies are asking now for originals but I think we are OK here.

K

Now that would be funny!!

Pieons decoying to puffins!

K

That would be some drinking session...
Irish Rebreast with chasers of Icelandic Black Death.
Even if you didn't eat the fermented shark meat, your breath would still strip paint the next day

Maybe just Smoked Puffin if you don't want to be held up explaining the shark meat at customs, Heathrow?

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Originally posted by Fallow Buck:
Gents,

could those of you that have not done so yet please get the paperwork organised for the temporary permits please as I need to get this process moving. It is a group application so we are only as fast as the slowest member!!

Also could we start getting cheques in please. I have only received one so far, and time is getting on. For the continental freinds that don't use such archaic systems, I will get you the bank details for wire tranfers this week.


Pete, could you make this a sticky please as we are getting close now.

Thanks,
Kiri

Merry Christmas all.

I'm looking forward to this trip. Has there been any movement on getting all the documentation? Also Kiri, you still need to send me the account details where you want your funds paid.

Enjoy the holidays.

cheers,
- stu

K,need your addy to send funds&TFP application.Happy New Year!

Hi Guys,

Stu, I will check how the documentation is looking when I get home this week. I think we are stil waiting for a fair few people to get the paperwork to me.

Kim,

I'll PM you detiails for the paperwork.

I'm stuck in Cyprus this week with what my wife thinks is a cold and I maintain is Wild Boar Flu, but either way the doc wouldn't let me fly home yesterday. The upshot is that I get another week of BBQ's and lie-in's in the morning so it isn't all bad!!

Unfortunately we had some great sport planned over the coming week where I will now miss out on but I hope Trapper and Smallbore wil post a couple of pics for us all to enjoy.

Merry Xmas and best wishes to you all, & may 2010 see you all in good health and shooting straight.

Rgds,
K

Kiri,
Do we need a public and personal legal liability insurance like last year?

I have a membership with the NGO that just ended, so it's no hazzle for me to upgrade for another year..

Anders,

This is a good point. Although the estate has not specifically requested this I think it would be prudent of everyone to make sure that make arrangements along those lines. The annual membersip is not expensive and will haul your arse out of the finre in the event of a problem.

We are getting close now and I'm just waiting for one more set of details for the temporary application. I speak to the estate regularly and they are all ready for us. I'll be going up there on Sunday next week to visit the accomodation and allocate rooms, so I'll try and post some pictures too if the ducks and geese oblige!!

Rgds,
Kiri

Thanks Kiri
I'll renew my membership in due time..

Looking forward to some pictures from the estate! I can't wait to get over again...

Thats a point Kiri, where are we going?

Hi Mate,

Sorry for the delay, but we are in Silly Season for shooting now, but only a week to go before we can ease off a bit.

We will be shooting on the Ampton Estate in Suffolk which is just north of Bury St Edmunds. We will be staying in Livermere hall for the weekend.


I'm up there on S?unday so I should be able to tell you more then.

Rgds,
K

The Dining Room at Livermere Hall with a few of the usual suspects enjoying dinner.

Dave you really should watch out for the company you keep!!

K

The Temp Permit applications went in this mng, and so we should all have the required paperwork in place well in time.

I will arrange the postcode and a link to the AA website, (not alcaholics anonymous yet..) where you can get specific directons depending on where you are arriving from.

Has anyone spoken with Steve Malvierni recently? I didn't receive his paperwork in time so I had to submit without it in case everyone was held up. I've sent PM's with no reply so I hope he is OK.


Rgds,
FB

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Originally posted by Fallow Buck:
Dave you really should watch out for the company you keep!!

K

Nonsense...One of them is a most saintly man. See, he has a halo!

The food there (Breakfast, Shooting lunch and Dinner) was good and plentiful and we probably didn't eat half of what was served up.
I think the wine was good, I certainly drank plenty of it....
Accomodation good but Country House so don't expect en-suite and minibars.

quote:

Originally posted by Fallow Buck:
Has anyone spoken with Steve Malvierni recently? I didn't receive his paperwork in time so I had to submit without it in case everyone was held up. I've sent PM's with no reply so I hope he is OK.


Rgds,
FB

He did reply me in another thread. I think he meant that if he was able to join us it would be like last year. Without a gun that is..

Hi Guys,

I've been upto the estate yesterday with a few guys for an afternoon on the Ducks. We had a great time and shot "a few" ducks before heading back home. I saw 3-4 munties out on the fields as I drove round the shoot and the highseats that I saw were all in good order as I would expect from them.

The House is 10 Bedrooms with shared accomodation. Side entrance with a drying room and toilet and plenty of bathrooms through the house so ity doesn't matter if gerry is hogging the bathroom in the morning!! For those of you looking at shooting pigeons there were lots about already and the covers were still standing so I'm looking forward to shooting a few of those myself.

I expect we will need to meet there at about 11-30 to 12 to allow everyone to get settled in and say their hello's before heading out for the evening. I will make sure a postcode for sat-nav's is available which should help everyone get there in good order.

Rgds,
Kiri

I'm not coming on the AR weekend (skiing instead) but I was with your leader yesterday on his inspection visit.

I think you will all enjoy the house....very nice indeed, a real piece of Old English Country House style.

We did shoot a few ducks...but we left a few unshot, shame they won't be in season for you.

I was somewhat surprised that Kiri booked this place though. I know the sporting side will be great and the house comfortable....it is just that as it is owned (and leased out) by The Temperance Society there is a covenant forbidding the consumption of alcohol and tabacco. That seems a shame given the folks going, but I guess a price worth paying for the sport

I'd like to see them try and stop us!!!!


Aaron

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Originally posted by UKhunter:
I'm not coming on the AR weekend (skiing instead) but I was with your leader yesterday on his inspection visit.

I think you will all enjoy the house....very nice indeed, a real piece of Old English Country House style.

We did shoot a few ducks...but we left a few unshot, shame they won't be in season for you.

I was somewhat surprised that Kiri booked this place though. I know the sporting side will be great and the house comfortable....it is just that as it is owned (and leased out) by The Temperance Society there is a covenant forbidding the consumption of alcohol and tabacco. That seems a shame given the folks going, but I guess a price worth paying for the sport

We can bribe them with loose women, which I note are excluded from the covenant schedule.

DJM, I have some supplies of 30 cal 165 grain partitions and 180 grain hornady conventional softs if you would like me to bring some along?

Amir,

Thank you that would be good.

Hi Kiri,

Finally made it to the forum.

Looking forward very much to our weekend, and to meeting all the other guys.

See you sometime around noon on Friday 19th

Bill

Hi Kiri,
Only two more weeks and still no info regarding papers?
I thought we were supposed to send some money for the paperwork and licenses.

Hi Solvi,

My firearms officer was being a bit slow so I have just chased her. She is doing them this afternoon and I'm picking them up myself. I'll hgave tyhem into the post this afternoon for recorded delivery to everyone so no worries about that.

Withg regards to the payment I paid for the applications and postage myself so we need to sort that all out. I'll PM you with the details.

K