The top five services offered by the research team

Advice and information on scientific and technical aspects of shooting and conservation, including -

• Ballistics research to increase success and improve standards in shooting
• Address environmental impacts of shooting to minimise problems for the sport, especially lead/non-lead ammunition and shooting noise
• Conduct membership surveys to improve services and representation
• Provide technical information and advice on shooting within and outside BASC
• Represent shooting’s interests on scientific and technical matters through national and international organisation and governmental liaison groups and committees.

Other services

• Ballistics research to increase success in shooting
• Address environmental impacts of shooting to minimise problems
• Advise on non-lead ammunition and shooting noise issues
• Conduct membership surveys to improve services and representation
• Commission specialist research outside BASC
• Provide technical information papers and fact sheets on many topics
• Provide findings from survey and research work
• Provide the monthly BASC scientific literature review
• Literature searches for BASC teams
• Online advice on technical matters
• Severe weather management of shooting
• Communicable and notifiable disease co-ordination
• Face-to-face advice at external events
• Analysis of Crown Estate wildfowling bag returns
• Meet research needs of other teams
• Provide technical advice within BASC
• Provide representation through membership of committees and liaison groups in association with BTO, CPSA, National Trust, NFU, CLA, WWT, BSSC, RSPB, GWCT, devolved government departments etc
• Represent shooting’s interests on CIP (International Proof Commission) and AEWA (African-Eurasian Waterbirds Agreement)