Certified Nonlead Ammunition

  • Shotgun ammunition containing pellets composed of materials approved as nontoxic by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as identified in Section 507.1 (Title 14, CCR) is considered certified. NOTE: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may review and approve applications for other types of non-toxic shot throughout the year --See the list of approved shot types.
  • The following table lists currently certified non-lead ammunition (choose a link to go to the manufacturer's current information). This certified list will be updated as new applications are received and approved.
Name Date Application Received Date Application Approved
Ammo Brothers (PDF)(opens in new tab)
September 22, 2008 September 25, 2008
Ammo Inc (pka; HPR Ammunition) (PDF)(opens in new tab) September 23, 2014 September 1, 2017
Apex Outdoors, LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) April 14, 2021 April 29, 2021
Badlands Precision, LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) November 20, 2016 February 28, 2017
Barnes Bullets, Inc. (PDF)(opens in new tab) April 16, 2008 April 28, 2008
Bishop Ammunition Manufacturing (PDF)(opens in new tab) August 18, 2011 October 11, 2011
Black Hills Ammunition (PDF)(opens in new tab) June 10, 2008 July 2, 2008
Blackstone Ammunition (PDF)(opens in new tab) October 9, 2014 October 21, 2014
Browning Ammunition (PDF)(opens in new tab) January 12, 2018 February 5, 2018
Buchanan Precision Machine (PDF)(opens in new tab) March 25, 2019 April 25, 2019
California Republic Bullets (PDF)(opens in new tab) June 26, 2015 June 30, 2015
Cavity Back Bullets (PDF)(opens in new tab) July 18, 2017 August 29, 2017
CCI - Speer (PDF)(opens in new tab) April 15, 2008 April 28, 2008
Cutting Edge Bullets (PDF)(opens in new tab) February 26, 2010 October 21, 2015 (rev.)
Custom Cartridge, Inc. (PDF)(opens in new tab) March 14, 2008 April 28, 2008
Dakota Ammo (COR-BON/Glaser) (PDF)(opens in new tab) April 16, 2008 April 28, 2008
D Dupleks Ltd. (PDF)(opens in new tab) March 2, 2010 March 16, 2010
Discreet Ballistics (PDF)(opens in new tab) May 9, 2019 June 6, 2019
Doubletap Ammunition (PDF)(opens in new tab) July 2, 2019 July 26, 2019
Dynamic Research Technologies (DRT) (PDF)(opens in new tab) July 29, 2009 September 8, 2009
ENVIRON-Metal, Inc. DBA HEVI-Shot (PDF)(opens in new tab) January 27, 2017 February 28, 2017
Federal Premium Ammunition (PDF)(opens in new tab) April 15, 2008 April 28, 2008
Fort Scott Munitions (PDF)(opens in new tab) January 19, 2016 January 25, 2016
G2 Research, Inc. (PDF)(opens in new tab) April 9, 2015 April 21, 2015
Gorilla Ammunition LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) April 11, 2018 May 24, 2018
GS Custom Bullets LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) January 14, 2012 February 2, 2012
Hasler Bullets (PDF)(opens in new tab)
August 20, 2015 October 14, 2015
Hammer Bullets (HD Custom Rifles and Ammunition, LLC) (PDF)(opens in new tab)
March 25, 2016 April 28, 2016
Hornady Mfg. Co (PDF) (opens in new tab) December 8, 2008 December 29, 2008
International Cartridge Company (PDF)(opens in new tab) August 12, 2008 September 4, 2008
Lehigh Defense, LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) June 10, 2014 July 29, 2014
Liberty Ammunition (PDF)(opens in new tab) September 9, 2013 October 22, 2013
MAGNAProducts (PDF)(opens in new tab) October 26, 2017 December 15, 2017
Magtech Ammunition Company (PDF)(opens in new tab) September 11, 2008 October 20, 2008
Maker Bullets (PDF)(opens in new tab) October 15, 2019 October 25, 2019
McGuire Ballistics (PDF)(opens in new tab) April 17, 2015 April 30, 2015
Miwall Corporation (PDF)(opens in new tab) September 23, 2008 October 20, 2008
Monolithic Munitions LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) January 14, 2012 February 2, 2012
Nammo Lapua Oy (PDF) (opens in new tab) July 31, 2012 September 5, 2012
Norma (PDF)(opens in new tab) July 3, 2017 July 21, 2017
North Fork Bullets (PDF)(opens in new tab) January, 27 2009 February 23, 2009
Nosler, Inc. (PDF)(opens in new tab) March 25, 2008 April 28, 2008
NovX Ammunition (PDF)(opens in new tab) August 4, 2019 September 20, 2019
OATH Corporation (PDF)(opens in new tab) October 20, 2015 November 23, 2015
OPG Gun Ventures, LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) June 11, 2012 June 25, 2012
P-Bar Co., LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) November 30, 2009 January 4, 2010
Peregrine Monolithics (PDF)(opens in new tab) August 8, 2016 December 1, 2016
PolyCase Ammunition, LLC (PDF) (opens in new tab) January 09, 2015 February 2, 2015
Remington Arms Co., LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) March 25, 2008 April 28, 2008
RotoMetals, Inc. (PDF)(opens in new tab) November 12, 2017 December 15, 2017
Sako LTD  February 23, 2023  July 25, 2023
Sig Sauer (PDF)(opens in new tab) January 13, 2016 April 28, 2016
Sinterfire, Inc (PDF)(opens in new tab) May 29, 2008 July 2, 2008
Sellier & Bellot (PDF)(opens in new tab) May 31, 2013 July 22, 2013
Snake River Ammunition (PDF)(opens in new tab) August 31, 2009 September 14, 2009
Solid Copper Bullet (PDF)(opens in new tab) August 18, 2014 October 10, 2014
Stars & Stripes Ammunition (PDF)(opens in new tab) August 15, 2008 September 11, 2008
Styria Arms (PDF)(opens in new tab) February 10, 2011 March 1, 2011
TB Ammunition LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) July 6, 2018 July 12, 2018
TomBob Outdoors, LLC (PDF)(opens in new tab) March 15, 2010 April 21, 2010
Traditions Performance Firearms (Traditional Sporting Goods Inc.) (PDF)(opens in new tab) May 20, 2019 June 24, 2019
Vollmer Precision (PDF)(opens in new tab) November 14, 2018 December 17, 2018
Weatherby, Inc. (PDF)(opens in new tab) May 29, 2008 July 2, 2008
Winchester Ammunition (PDF) (opens in new tab) April 7, 2008 April 28, 2008

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