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You can have the components and assemble for any cartridge you have a licence for
You can have the components for anything but can’t assemble with no licence. As a result of some criminal behaviour this is being tightened with a new offence if someone ‘intends’ to assemble ammunition with no licence for that cartridge.
This is In the UK you can own obsolete firearms with no licence. (Obsolete meaning no ammo available eg 44Webley)There have been a number of cases where criminals have bought obsolete pistols, reloaded ammunition and shot people including killing a cop.
Bullet ‘heads’ makes most people scream but it’s here to stay or
Hi I want to buy some 243 bullets
We have federal
No I want bullets
Oh you mean heads
You cannot reload anything in the Republic of Ireland (🇮🇪 Eire)