- Latest news
BASC statement in response to RSPB and WWT open letter
The RSPB and WWT’s open letter calls for the signatories to pre-empt the outcome of the government’s UK REACH process on lead ammunition.
- Features
Sharpshooter: lead vs steel
Read Alasdair Mitchell’s reflections on new research into lead vs steel in his Sharpshooter column from last week’s Shooting Times.
- Features
Lead vs steel – a question of lethality
BASC’s Peter Marshall summarises the findings of a new piece of research by Cranfield University into the pellet penetration of lead vs steel shot.
- Latest news
BASC rejects UK woodland lead ban
BASC has rejected proposals by the UK Woodland Assurance Standard to ban the use of lead ammunition under its banner by 2023.
- Latest news
Shooting group responds to NGDA statement
Read the joint statement issued in response to the NGDA’s announcement regarding lead-free supply chains from 1 July 2022.
- Latest news
UK REACH lead ammunition review announced
Read our full response to the announcement of a two-year UK REACH review of the use of lead ammunition.
- Offbeat
Two-year UK lead ammunition review – threat or opportunity?
BASC’s Dr Conor O’Gorman considers what the announcement of a two-year UK REACH review on lead ammunition means for shooting.
- Offbeat
A five-year transition, not a one-year solution
Matt Cross examines how it will take time to make a success of the switch from lead ammunition.
- Latest news
An update on the five-year transition towards sustainable ammunition
This is a five-year transition not a one-year solution, says BASC.
