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Good news on the ammunition front.

Redcat

Definitely sensible ... it may not get renewal process improved but it does mean that the FEOs will be doing less S7 permits and have more time for the renewals.

all it means is they will have an extra 8 weeks to hold them for, they are already requesting them months in advance of their expiry.

as for the ammunition, of the type used for the purposes of deer stalking. so what does that mean? If you deer stalk you can use expanding like the lever action clause, or that deer legal caliber expanding bullets are now sec1, whether you are stalking or not?
what calibers are even deer legal?

Well it takes us back to the pre-Dunblane situation that any jacketed military calibre ammo and bullets are again legal for historic arms shooters. I used to use Sierra Pro-Hunter PSPs a lot in 303 for instance, and there was a period when Nosler Ballistic Tips were widely used for match shooting. (This applies in the USA where some thin-jacket Berger 'Hunting VLDs' are favoured over the thick-jacket match 'Target Match' versions. There are some dual-purpose bullets around too. The 87gn .243 Berger VLD was always intended to be used for both purposes, specifically in factory 243 Win rifles with 10-inch twists. However, as it's an orange box 'Hunting VLD' here, it has never been available for range use.

By reducing paperwork, killing off secure storage requirements and onerous transport security arrangements, bullets having been treated as if they are live rounds, which effectively stopped all non-RFD and non face to face private and other sales, this makes life easier and a little cheaper for both shooters and people in the gun trade. Anything that does that has to be welcomed.

So I can now buy and use expanding bullets?......it would certainly expand my choice of .311" bullets.

snayperskaya wrote:So I can now buy and use expanding bullets?......it would certainly expand my choice of .311" bullets.

Yes....'hunting' bullets are no longer "Section 5" & count towards total holding limits.

I used to run my AR15 on 5.56 soft point Samson brand ammo.
Shot them better than most fmj

My 6.8 will benefit as most .277 bullets are not fmj/otm.
Can now go to 85gr & the like!

I can now try some flatter base bullets for 100/200 yd shooting that may stabilise better at short range than boat-tails.

Looking forward to trying some 40gr and 50gr bullets in my .223. It has a slow twist that can't handle anything > 55gr and I've never been able to find FMJ lighter than 55gr.

daman wrote:Looking forward to trying some 40gr and 50gr bullets in my .223. It has a slow twist that can't handle anything > 55gr and I've never been able to find FMJ lighter than 55gr.

I've seen a few A-Max & SMK of 50gr & 52gr, both work well in the .223 - though not FMJ they're "olde S1" type so were freely available.

The reversion to common sense ammunition/bullet classifications will free up a lot of admin time & make for a lot more options/choice for target & sporting shooters