Tillverkare av ammunition kontaktade med detta brev 2004 03 12


Följande tillverkare är kontaktade Lapau, CCI, Eley, Norma, Handler eller HN kulan, S&B, Federal och Fiocchi

Dear Sir,

In Sweden there is an impending new law that will make it illegal to use lead in ammunition by the year 2007. At present there is no substitution ammunition for the calibers .177 (4.5mm), .22 (5.6 mm), or .32. There is only ammunition for 9 mm, as far as I know.
Do you have any plans to, or present development of, lead free ammunition for these calibers (.177, .22 and .32)?
To what extent do you think that it is possible to develop ammunition in these calibers without using lead?

Best regards,

Arne Nohlberg

Snabbt Översatt

I Sverige kommer en ny lag att göra användning av bly i ammunition år 2007 olagligt.
Just nu har vi ingen ersättnings ammunition för kaliber .177 (4.5mm), .22 (5.6 mm), or .32.
Det finns bara 9 mm ammunition utan bly att tillgå, så som vi vet.
Har ni några planer på att utveckla en blyfri ammunition för dessa kaliber (.177, .22 and .32)?
Tror ni det är möjligt att utveckla ammunition i dessa kaliber utan bly.
Bästa hälsningar

Arne Nohlberg

CCI svarar först av alla

At this time our emphasis on lead free ammunition has concentrated on those
rounds most commonly used in law enforcement for their training needs in
indoor ranges. We have not, at this time developed lead free in the smaller
cartridges. I am passing your message on to our Engineering people to make
them aware of the requirements there, and what I expect will be an
increasing demand for such rounds throughout the world.

Thanks for writing.

Guy Neill
CCI-Speer Technical Services



Dear Mr. Nohlberg,
indeed we are searching for a substitute material for lead. But this will take time and we don´t want to make advertisement with bullets and pellets
which have no lead on the one side but on the other side bad accuracy.
If we found this material we will built indeed the whole range of bullets.
In that case we will make advertisement in the net and in the magazines and news.

Best regards

H&N Sport GmbH
i.V. Peter Schmidt

Arne,

We have no leadfree products available for the calibers you mentioned. If you mean .177 and .22 as airgun pellets, such products have been
around for years .

Best regards,

Janne Pohjoispaa
Nammo Lapua R & D

Dear Mr. Arne Nohlberg
I refer to your e-mail dated March 12,2004
I would like to inform you that we were informed about the impedning new law concerning lead in ammunition.
A substitution of lead in ammunition is not easy because of balistic properties. Our developments
are at the beginning.
best regards
Zdenka Nováková
Sellier & Bellot Trade, Prague
phone 00420 272088819
fax 00420 272088810

Dear Sir.

Thank you that you are interested in our cartridges.
It is for us well known that in Sweden it will be from the year 2007 the
lead ammunition illegal. We are working on various systems of lead free
ammunition and this development isn't still finished. There are many
possibilities of solution. That is similar problem as non toxic shot.
Sincerely your

Hykel, Sellier & Bellot.

Greetings

Nothing is impossible if the market for it is there.We already offer lead
free ammo in some calibers to Law Enforcement.Our Rifle hunting loads with
the Barnes Triple Shock X bullet is also lead free.

-----Original Message-----
From: Arne Nohlberg [mailto:arne@nohlberg.com]
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 7:29 AM
To: Federal Product Service
Subject: lead bullets