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So up in Scotland, they are requiring licenses for air weapons (http://airweapon.scot/) which is a thoroughly good idea, because they are now being treated as weapons rather than toys, and they have been badly misused.

However, I don't use mine enough to justify getting a license for it (assuming I'd get one, since I don't have any where or reason to actually use it). So I'm left with getting rid of it. I can always take it in to get disposed of safely on the deadline, but that seems wasteful and I'd hopefully get something out of it.

So does anyone have any ideas on the best way to sell/trade away a .177" side-loading target rifle with a scope with a couple of weeks?

I'll have a look at the gun shop route, though I suspect if any are buying it'll be for peanuts since it's obviously a buyers market at the moment. Really should have tried to sell it months ago.

 Steve steveson wrote:


What make? If it's a good one like an air arms then take it to a firearms dealer. If it's a cheap Chinese job then they probably won't be interested.

It's a Norconia B88, quite an old (but still in production) German made one, not particularly expensive (EUR130 new).

 xKillGorex wrote:

Theres a whole movement in the uk regarding firearms legislation atm being an airsoft player even that is under threat.

Airsoft weapons are specifically excluded; the restriction is only above a certain discharge force, which airsoft weapons should be under.

 Orlanth wrote:
There are also new laws on the transfer and sale of firearms. Basically you cant anymore. It was a way around phasing out most firearms without having to compensate gun owners. I dont know if that applies to air rifles in Scotland quite possibly it does if they are now to be licenced.

I would first check if transfering or selling your gun is legal as an end user.

Until January there's no regulations beyond I think being 18. After that the buyer/seller need to be licensed, and with a couple of exceptions (gun club or cadet force member) then possession itself is illegal.