Lead ban announced!

[dromia]

Ranges seem to be able to continue using lead so long as they have an "approved" lead removal and disposal regime. So more cost to the shooter.

The other big question is will civilian shooters still be allowed to shoot lead on military ranges?

[Blackstuff]

Actually the NGOs did a lot of work lobbying & securing exemptions for ranges that include certain shotgun layouts as well as rifle & smallbore ranges. So standard target rifle, practical rifle, practical shotgun & even DTL / Skeet can be exempted & unaffected.
Note also the exemption for anything sub .243 or 6.17mm, so sufficient to drop most smaller deer & vermin.

No amount of scientific evidence was going to turn this law, the HSE lot had it all pre agreed, the object of the exercise was to moderate its effects, & the NGOs did that.

Do you have any information on the shotgun layouts which have been exempted? I've not heard of any.

[Blackstuff]

Ranges seem to be able to continue using lead so long as they have an "approved" lead removal and disposal regime. So more cost to the shooter.

The other big question is will civilian shooters still be allowed to shoot lead on military ranges?

Given that the military is entirely exempt from these restrictions (despite being the biggest contributor), it would be farcical if civvies shooting on the same ranges couldn't also use lead. But then again farcical is the nature of the beast....