REACH derogation in EU for muzzleloaders

[palmer_mike]

I hope he won’t mind but I saw this posted on ‘cap and ball’

[td]

Dear All,
Most of you know that I am heavily involved in the procedures of the change of REACH regulation that puts s strong restriction on using lead for shportshooting and hunting the EU. I have been leading Hungary's team of experts to arrive to a solution where our firearms are saved.
I am so proud that working with Pedersoli and the CIP we managed to contribute to a full derogation on historical firearms.
The REACH Committee meeting last year December did not change the status of our arms, meaning that all the muzzle loaders, all the breech loading firearms manufactured before 1 January 1900, and all the reproductions of these firearms are under derogation, meaning that we can keep on using them both for sportshooting and hunting.
Keep your fingers crossed so it will stay like this. The REACH regulation is now in front of the REACH Committee of the European Commission, and went through several changes and fine tunings compared to its starting version. There are some points that got better with longer sunset periods, but in some cases there were no significant changes. So far historical firearms seem to be saved.
I'll keep you updated!
Take care,
Balázs​

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[palmer_mike]

If only we had such a strong advocate to protect our sport in this country.

 

[wytonpjs]

Struggling a bit there Mike - I can just vaguely see something, but not what

 

[enfieldspares]

Oh I am sure that BASC that authoritative "voice of shooting" will let us know that there's one thousand and one reasons..."poor wee partridges"..."prize pintails" and etc., etc., why such derogation is not suitable for the UK.

Just as they said that the New Zealand Fish and Game lead rules weren't suitable for the UK and why 9mm Rimfire and .22 Rimfire shotguns shouldn't be excluded from the lead shot ban. Or antique guns.

So by the good news re EU REACH this will mean that pre-1900 breechloading hammer guns will be included in this derogation? I hope that the correspondent mentioned by the OP can add further information please?

 

[Dragonfly Ordnance]

Struggling a bit there Mike - I can just vaguely see something, but not what

This might be better format:

‘Dear All,

Most of you know that I am heavily involved in the procedures of the change of REACH regulation that puts s strong restriction on using lead for shportshooting and hunting the EU. I have been leading Hungary's team of experts to arrive to a solution where our firearms are saved.

I am so proud that working with Pedersoli and the CIP we managed to contribute to a full derogation on historical firearms.

The REACH Committee meeting last year December did not change the status of our arms, meaning that all the muzzle loaders, all the breech loading firearms manufactured before 1 January 1900, and all the reproductions of these firearms are under derogation, meaning that we can keep on using them both for sportshooting and hunting.
Keep your fingers crossed so it will stay like this. The REACH regulation is now in front of the REACH Committee of the European Commission, and went through several changes and fine tunings compared to its starting version. There are some points that got better with longer sunset periods, but in some cases there were no significant changes. So far historical firearms seem to be saved.

I'll keep you updated!

Take care,

Balázs’

 

[Klenchblaize]

Duplicate post

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[Rafter]

Breach leading firearms from before 1900
Mauser K98, Swede 96, Lee Enfield, Lee Metford, any number of Westley Richard, Martini, omg, it just goes on and on.
Thank heavens for BASC stopping any of that nonsense in Britland. The horror...... averted.

 

[Liveonce]

Now if we also adopted that change, the elite athletes exemption can be binned as they can use muzzleloader