- Latest news
New HSE consultation launched on lead ammunition
A HSE consultation on the outdoor use of lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales revises previous proposals, removing restrictions on the use of lead airgun pellets.
- Offbeat
BASC exposes process failures in lead ban proposals
Dr Conor O’Gorman explains why the Health and Safety Executive must be held to account over process failures in its lead ammunition review.
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Ayrshire parliamentarians show support for sustainable ammunition
MP Alan Brown and MSP Sharon Dowey were trialling ammunition as part of the five-year voluntary transition towards a sustainable future for live quarry shooting.
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BASC statement on lead ammunition restriction proposals
Read our statement in response to publication of restriction proposals on the outdoor use of lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales.
- 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.
- Latest news
Moving to sustainable ammunition
If you are planning to move away from lead ammunition now is a good time to place your order to ensure demand can be met.
- 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.
Press release
Perthshire MSP backs transition towards sustainable shotgun ammunition
An SNP MSP has backed the efforts of the UK’s largest shooting organisation to make game shooting more sustainable. Jim Fairlie, the newly elected MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, has come out in support of the Dunkeld-based British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) who are helping shooters move Read more…
