Guns, Patterning and Performance

Document title	Document date
Cartridge patterning: we need to do it - and better!	15 April 2010
Investigation into the failure of screw-in choke inserts for shotguns	16 July 2008
No.6 - the load that blows away the myths (S&C Jul/Aug 2004)	20 April 2011
Shotgun chokes and patterns	27 October 2008
Sound moderator assessment for weapons firing high velocity projectiles	16 July 2008
Success isnt far away - Pigeon Shooting (Shooting Times Oct 2004)	20 April 2011

Shot Gun Safety

Document title	Document date
Shotgun barrel failures caused by accidentally mixing 12 bore and 20 bore cartridges	15 July 2008
The effect of barrel obstructions on shotgun barrel failures	16 July 2008

 

Lead Shot Legislation and Lead Shot Alternatives

Document title	Document date
Guide to the lead shot regulations in Northern Ireland	8 May 2009
Lead shot regulations England - minimising your liability	20 April 2011
Lead shot regulations Wales - minimising your liability	20 April 2011
Non-lead shot - lead shot substitutes - what you need to know	28 June 2010
Steel shot - what you need to know from a safety point of view	21 April 2011

NetRegs - Lead shot and non-lead shot for hunting, shooting and game breeding

Please click here for further information on Lead and non-lead shot

Other Fact Sheets

Document title	Document date
Canada Geese - A guide to legal control measures in the UK	6 April 2011
Environmental aspects of clay pigeon shooting	7 April 2011
Spent and misfired shotgun cartridge disposal	8 April 2011
Waterfowl Shooting and Severe Weather - Statutory Suspension	27 October 2011
Waterfowl Shooting and Severe Weather - Voluntary Restraint	27 October 2011

Surveys

Document title	Document date
1996 Deer Stalking Survey	1 January 1996
Deer Stalking Survey 2006	1 January 2006
Deer, deer stalking and the future	20 April 2011
Gamekeeper Survey	20 April 2011
Woodpigeons, woodpigeon shooting and agriculture	20 April 2011
Working dogs - a survey on the ownership and use of working dogs in the BASC membership	1 January 2006

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