05-13-2011, 06:45 AM
As you are probably aware, gun and ammunition purchasing is a non-trivial issue over here, with all sorts of hoops to jump through to obtain permissions. Basically, rifles can only be bought for hunting or target shooting, you have to apply for specific calibres of rifle and ammunition (and can't acquire anything else without going back to ask for permission again), and AP ammo is effectively banned.
I am in an unusual position in that have permission to own any type of ammo (except HE) in any calibre I want (I need that for my research work) but only in very small quantities for each type, and the price of that is that I don't possess any guns at all. Thanks to some military and other connections I do occasionally get to shoot all sorts of weapons, including those which are banned to civilians in the UK, but I'm not in a position to organise the kind of shooting tests you describe.
I am in an unusual position in that have permission to own any type of ammo (except HE) in any calibre I want (I need that for my research work) but only in very small quantities for each type, and the price of that is that I don't possess any guns at all. Thanks to some military and other connections I do occasionally get to shoot all sorts of weapons, including those which are banned to civilians in the UK, but I'm not in a position to organise the kind of shooting tests you describe.