Gunstar's complete dealer management system starts with The Digital Register, which is free, then builds the shop on the same record. Compliant by default. Built to sell.   RFD. by Gunstar is the complete dealer management system for UK Registered Firearms Dealers. Built by Gunstar, it has been open to dealers since 22/09/2026.   RFD. starts with a digital firearms and ammunition register, built strictly around UK firearms law. Everything else, from the till to stock contro...

The quickest way to tell them apart is what happens inside the barrel. Rifles have spiral grooves cut into the bore that spin a single bullet for accuracy at distance. Shotguns have a smooth barrel and usually fires a cartridge packed with many small pellets that spread out as they travel.   That one design choice drives almost everything else: how far each gun reaches, how you aim it, what you can legally do with it, and, in the UK, which certificate you need to own it. If you are ne...

You can own a shotgun in the UK, and you can own several. What you cannot do is buy or hold one without a shotgun certificate issued by your local police force. That certificate is the whole game. Getting it, keeping it valid, and staying inside its conditions is what shotgun ownership actually involves, and most of the work happens after the gun is in your cabinet, not before.   This guide walks through the full picture as it stands in 2026: what the certificate is, who qualifies, wh...