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    Default Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Good day All.
    Not sure if i may start this new thread although i know other's are also running,
    was just thinking that this may be a good idea of maybe other Members that are handing in Comptency's now & moving forward to make it a bit easier to keep & track record of the above
    mentioned?

    Anyways handed in my further Comptency for a Bolt action Rifle today:2020/10/05.

    Wishing others & myself some goodluck

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    Default Re: Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Good luck,

    Did you get a SMS?

    No SMS here and waiting since 11 June 2020. Competency handed in for all calibers.

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    Default Re: Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Quote Originally Posted by Hellhound View Post
    Good luck,

    Did you get a SMS?

    No SMS here and waiting since 11 June 2020. Competency handed in for all calibers.
    Thanks,same to you
    Nope,nothing yet,.

    The Dfo said that i may or may not recieve a sms,
    will go back to get the "proof of payment" slip.

    Will keep it safe as reference.

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    Default Re: Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Quote Originally Posted by Hellhound View Post
    Good luck,

    Did you get a SMS?

    No SMS here and waiting since 11 June 2020. Competency handed in for all calibers.
    Hopefully you get it before Christmas

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    Default Re: Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Quote Originally Posted by Bismarck 1941 View Post
    Hopefully you get it before Christmas
    Thanks. Problem I have is with Zimbi.

    The contract I signed with them say 6 weeks for Competency and 6 weeks for firearm. They give you 4 free months to get your license.
    Then 1 month at R100.
    The rest of the months is R250.
    After a year they sell your weapon.

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    Default Re: Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Quote Originally Posted by Hellhound View Post
    Thanks. Problem I have is with Zimbi.

    The contract I signed with them say 6 weeks for Competency and 6 weeks for firearm. They give you 4 free months to get your license.
    Then 1 month at R100.
    The rest of the months is R250.
    After a year they sell your weapon.
    Eish lets hope for the best.
    Look they cant blame you after all this Covid shit.

    the fact that the CFR has been hiding behind this "smoke-screen" is utter bull.
    Hopefully an Association will take the courage to intervene to this soon?

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    Default Re: Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Quote Originally Posted by Hellhound View Post
    Thanks. Problem I have is with Zimbi.

    The contract I signed with them say 6 weeks for Competency and 6 weeks for firearm. They give you 4 free months to get your license.
    Then 1 month at R100.
    The rest of the months is R250.
    After a year they sell your weapon.
    Damn - I'd better check the Zimbi contract in more detail. I purchased a pistol recently from Zimbi, but with lockdown and long queues also due to amnesty applications, I was turned away at the DFO and haven't gone back to resubmit the SAPS271. With the current situation 4 months grace period is unreasonable imo.

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    Default Re: Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Will see if I can upload the contract. To be exact

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    Default Re: Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Quote Originally Posted by Hellhound View Post
    Will see if I can upload the contract. To be exact
    I checked my contract. It is the same as yours. Zimbi recommend reapplying after a refusal, then if you are again refused, then they want to resell your firearm at original cost, after deducting a 25% fee over and above the storage fees. I am under the impression that if one has fully paid for a firearm, and the storage fees have been paid every month, then it is your property even if it is not licensed in your name. There was a recent thread arguing this point - ownership vs possession, but I can't recall the outcome.

    More of a concern for me is that the particular firearm that I purchased selling price has now dramatically increased based on the new stock coming in, so to give it back at cost less deductions would be a big loss.

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    Default Re: Competeny Applications during & after Lockdown

    Quote Originally Posted by paulnb View Post
    I checked my contract. It is the same as yours. Zimbi recommend reapplying after a refusal, then if you are again refused, then they want to resell your firearm at original cost, after deducting a 25% fee over and above the storage fees. I am under the impression that if one has fully paid for a firearm, and the storage fees have been paid every month, then it is your property even if it is not licensed in your name. There was a recent thread arguing this point - ownership vs possession, but I can't recall the outcome.

    More of a concern for me is that the particular firearm that I purchased selling price has now dramatically increased based on the new stock coming in, so to give it back at cost less deductions would be a big loss.
    Forgot about this. Thanks for confirming what I said. Yes the contracts are stupid, but we did sign them :)

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