Hi SH,

No the situation is actually worse now. I contacted the sellers (Westley Richards) asking about the various possibilities, but they never replied. Since then, the WW Greener .318 has disappeared from the ad, so I presume its sold. The Cogswell and Harrison .375 is still there though.

I also looked into the legal situation and finally confirmed that all rifles are illegal in Cyprus. Also, no British police force will grant a firearms certificate while I'm residing abroad, even if it is at the behest of Her Majesty! So I'll have to wait until I'm posted home in 10 months time.

That should mean that some money will be available for an African hunting trip, but as ever, there are other considerations. I want to take a car, my horse and my dog back to the UK and that's going to cost a fortune. Especially as the Greeks are being particularly awkward at the moment, so I might have to fly the horse back, rather than ship and move by road. You can imagine what a stack of cash that will cost.

But apart from that, I'm fine!