- 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…
BASC Scotland
Perthshire MSP backs transition towards sustainable ammunition
Jim Fairlie MSP has voiced his support for the use of sustainable shotgun ammunition follow his attendance at a BASC event in Perthshire last week.
- 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.