Bri and Katee

Anyone know the regulations for obtaining these weapons in Spain? where do you buy them from in the Costa Blanca area?

andyrich666

You getting ready for Groosters arrival,

DebsyW

lcortez

Have a rough idea but not full in depth info,but here goes:

1;Apply at Civil Gaurd station for the relevant permit.Takes about 2 mths to get,(poss longer in expat case as criminal records have to be checked).

2;In order to hold private weapons in Spain,you have to be a member of a sport shooting club.The only req here is that you enter 3 competitions a year to justify holding the weapon.Doesnt matter if your any good or not.There is a national hunting organiation in Spain,but youll have to Google it.

3;If you wish to hold the weapon at home,the firing pin and rounds must be stored seperatly from the weapon and each other,and no more than 15 rounds can be kept at home.

Did look into this myself sometime ago,and found a good site with the full law on it,will try to find it again,and post a link.

Also forgot to mention; you will need to undergo strict medical & psychological tests.

In addition to this you are not allowed to own more than six hunting rifles or shotguns,and one handgun.

Bri and Katee

Thank you lcortez. I would only be looking for a .22 calibre hunting rifle, it seems many of the locals in my area have them and the track to my villa has the black and white diagonal signs warning of no shooting that you see along roads and paths.

I thought that when we move out fully it could be a good idea to join the local village guys on a sunday morning shoot every now and again, being in a rural hilly area there are plenty of opportunities.

lcortez

I would be carefull of following the example of the locals as many of those weapons are prob illegall!
Personally know of a couple of people who own these small caliber weapons (illegally),but its something that is being cracked down on now (along with others),as the "new Spain" grows up.

Just out of curiosity,a .22 caliber, I take it your looking at small game,Rabbits etc.Tried to shoot a Rabbit once,couldnt do it,just let it go

lcortez

UPDATE TO FIRST REPLY.

With regard to hunting,you first have to get a hunting license from your Regional Gov (Granada,Andalucia etc),which you then take to the local police station,who will do the necc checks and issue your gun license.

The stipulation for gun club membership,physical and physcological testing relates to handguns,assault weapons etc.

Alba-gu-brath

I heard that you need to go on a two day course + exam all in spanish and have a psychiatric evaluation is this true

Bri and Katee

90% of the local guys would never pass a psych test in my local village

They take great delight in firing air bombs into the air every couple of hours for no apparent reason for days on end. We thought it was to indicate some local fiesta, but not seen hide nor hare of one!

lcortez, it .22 would be a small calibre hunting rifle, but big enough to bring down something like a goat sized animal, it is not a 22 calibre air rifle which is a completely different weapon.

lcortez

2day course is untrue,psych test is for handguns & asault weapons

lcortez

I know what a .22 is just used to larger caliber weapons,but good hunting anyway,some great ranges in Spain

Rotor

I now have a Spanish shotgun and firearms license after a bit of rigmarole , I had to do a 4 day hunting course first and then applied for the licences, I did have both before in the UK which made it easier as I did not have to do the firearms training course, its not hard to get licensed if you speak a reasonable ammount of spanish otherwise its unlikley.

Air rifles as far as I know have to be registerd with your local town hall! and I`m pretty sure its illegal to hunt anything with them(and rightly so!) , anything bigger than an air rifle is via the Guardia Civil.

Its illegal to hunt game with .22 rimfire in Spain and a .22 rf is certainly not suitable for goats ,domestic or wild!.

Rgds

Rotor

lcortez

Absoloutly agree re the suitability of a .22,just didnt feel like arguing about it.
To shoot a goat with a .22 would be nothing short of cruel,and just cause a lot of uneccessary suffering to the animal!
Isnt a .22 a little small for an adult?

PS Do you have a link to a sit where I can download an authoritative statemnt of the necc procedure?.cant sem to find the one I found before.

Rotor

"Isnt a .22 a little small for an adult?"

If you mean .22 rimfire, Definatley not ,they are ideal for target shooting and plinking, they are no toy, many of the ammunition boxes warn that the bullet can tavel upto 1.5 miles!,Mosad also seem to like .22 for assinations!!

I dont know of any sites on how to apply for a spanish FAC but all you need to do is go to your local Guardia Civil and they will direct you to your nearest firearms admin office , expect tp wait 2-4 months befor you get your certificate.

Rgds

lcortez

Can't quite seem to place the Rimfire ignition system, is that where the firing pin strikes the outside perimater of the base of the cartridge as oppossed to the concave dimple in the center of the cartridge base as in the more common centerfire cartridge?

If it is then unfortunatly I have to say I think its a kids gun (not meaning to be argumentative), and entirely unsuitable for anything larger than a rabbit.
If the OP hopes to shoot larger game,such as the mentioned goats etc,then a step up in firepower is needed.

Seem to remember a friend had a .22 Winchester when I was at school in the US,we used to use it to shoot rats,pigeons etc, not sure if it used Rimfire cartridges, but do remember they were dirt cheap, abour $7,for 500