Frangible bullets

[shotgun sam]

In the new Home office guide on firearms licensing law Chapter 4 expanding ammunition
4.3 The words ‘designed or adapted’ are important. Any bullet will deform on impact with a sufficiently hard surface, but only bullets, and ammunition containing bullets, which were designed or have been adapted to do so in a controlled manner are actually controlled by the legislation (see Chapter 3). If in doubt as to the design intention of a bullet, reference to the maker’s design specification should be made. Frangible bullets, do not fall under section 5(1A)(f) of the 1968 Act. Does this mean that the likes of Barnes varmint grenades bullets can be bought without them being entered on your FAC?

[Sim G]

From the Barnes site;

"Introduced in 2007, the Varmint Grenade has rapidly become one of the most popular varmint bullets around. Based on a design Barnes developed for military applications, the hollow-cavity, flat-base bullet features a copper-tin powdered metal core surrounded by a guilding metal jacket.

The bullet remains intact at ultra-high velocities in fast twist barrels, while its highly frangible core fragments violently on impact. Produces instant fragmentation"

Then from the guidance;

"but only bullets, and ammunition containing bullets, which were designed or have been adapted to do so in a controlled manner are actually controlled by the legislation"


It looks like they very much do fall into S1 as the "expansion" of Varmint Grenades is anything but, a "controlled manner"...

[saddler]

From the Barnes site;

"Introduced in 2007, the Varmint Grenade has rapidly become one of the most popular varmint bullets around. Based on a design Barnes developed for military applications, the hollow-cavity, flat-base bullet features a copper-tin powdered metal core surrounded by a guilding metal jacket.

The bullet remains intact at ultra-high velocities in fast twist barrels, while its highly frangible core fragments violently on impact. Produces instant fragmentation"

Then from the guidance;

"but only bullets, and ammunition containing bullets, which were designed or have been adapted to do so in a controlled manner are actually controlled by the legislation"

It looks like they very much do fall into S1 as the "expansion" of Varmint Grenades is anything but, a "controlled manner"...

Ooooooooooooooooooh

Group Buy anyone??

[Sandgroper]

From the Barnes site;

"Introduced in 2007, the Varmint Grenade has rapidly become one of the most popular varmint bullets around. Based on a design Barnes developed for military applications, the hollow-cavity, flat-base bullet features a copper-tin powdered metal core surrounded by a guilding metal jacket.

The bullet remains intact at ultra-high velocities in fast twist barrels, while its highly frangible core fragments violently on impact. Produces instant fragmentation"

Then from the guidance;

"but only bullets, and ammunition containing bullets, which were designed or have been adapted to do so in a controlled manner are actually controlled by the legislation"

It looks like they very much do fall into S1 as the "expansion" of Varmint Grenades is anything but, a "controlled manner"...

Ooooooooooooooooooh

Group Buy anyone??

Count me in!