Hello Patrick,
I do not have my copy of the law to hand but the reason the Pro Hunters will be banned for Target Shooting is that after The Firearms Amendment Act 1997 ALL bullets that were designed to 'Expand' became prohbited except for hunting. The mention of the EU refers to an earlier ruling that tried to do the same thing but far from 'Gold Plating' it the UKicon basically ignored it which is why I had .455 Manstoppers in my Mark VI Webley.
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