Salopian,
the impression i get from reading "Sporting Gun" (the only gun rag i'll even pick up now) is that the UK has some outstanding wing shooting, exceeding what the bag limits here allow and we should be envious of, that people can own firearms and use them. but there does seem to be a considerable pain in the a$$ factor associated with the shooting sports that exists solely to generate tax and fee revenues at every step of the process. i.e. things aren't necessarily illegal but the number of desks you have to cross with money to be allowed to own guns and shoot is way out of hand.

roger