any one know the law regards to carrying an air rifle in public, in a gun bag obviously? need to meet someone who's bought my gun & am now worried about getting the train into central london with a rifle? i know this sounds a really stupid question anyone know the law on this?

just type you question into google, loads of stuff:

Public Places and Highways
You may never have an airgun in a public place without proper reason for doing so. If you are travelling to and from a place where you have the right to shoot, the gun must be in a case as above. A gun is loaded if there is a pellet or any form of projectile in it, including an "air weapon which has a loaded magazine, is loaded even though there is no round in the breach".
It is an offence to fire an airgun within 50 feet of the centre of a public highway, If by doing so you cause any member of the public using that highway to be injured, interrupted or endangered. This applies even if you are on private property adjacent the highway. Public highways include roads, bridleways and public footpaths.

You definately can't shoot people on a train in central London.

More's the pity.
Seriously, you're OK with an unloaded gun in a bag. If it worries you, disguise the bag too, and try not carrying it like a gun.
Alcazar

what about a good pistol whipping though? so are we saying that if i say ive just come from a shooting club then its ok?

yeah it is legal to carry it so long as it isn't loaded and it is kept in a slip or case.

also keep the pellets in a different place to the gun, if you have to carry them as well.
somewhere like your pocket for instance.

therse a few people i'd like taken out, on the trains..LOL
BB:)

Basically, as long as it is not capable of being fired.

When we didn't have a gun case we would wrap it 6 times in a blanket (short distances only).

If it falls out of the blanket you're stuffed ;)