Any person who handloads/reloads ammunition for use on NRA or any MOD range or range covered by insurance
provided through the NRA must first read and agree to abide by this Code of Practice (CoP).
Failure to comply with the following recommendations may invalidate insurance, leaving clubs and individuals
directly responsible for meeting any financial claim, and may result in damage to firearms, injury and even death.
This CoP provides guidance for the safe preparation and use of firearms ammunition. It is not intended to provide
comprehensive instruction on handloading techniques, nor is it intended to replace or be a substitute for
handloading manuals or handloading training courses, such as the one offered by the NRA.
For the purposes of this CoP, the following terms and definitions apply:
The processes of manually preparing and assembling components to produce firearms cartridge ammunition for
personal use; not for resale
Commercially produced ammunition, which is subject to C.I.P. (Permanent International Commission for the Proof
of small Arms) approval and Rules of Proof if of European manufacture
A rifle or pistol designed to shoot centrefire cartridges
A rifle or pistol designed to shoot rimfire cartridges of .22 calibre or less
