Wiltshire Ballistic Services Ltd

Wiltshire Ballistic Services Ltd (WBS), a wholly owned subsidiary of MS Instruments PLC, offers secure, indoor firing ranges in Devizes, Wiltshire.
 

ISO 17025 for Ballistic Testing

 
WBS is independent from any weapon or armour manufacturers, quality approved to ISO 9001 and is the only UK facility, which is UKAS accredited to ISO 17025 for ballistic testing.  WBS offers a range of testing to full international standards including the following:
 

Accredited V50 testing to MIL STD 662F

 
Applicable to:
·         STANAG 4569
·         AEP 55
·         DEF STD 08-42
·         MIL V 43511D
·         MIL DTC 46027J
 
Accredited testing of fabric to UK SC 5449
 
Applicable to:
·         UK SC 4468A
·         UK SC 3990C
·         UK SC 5436 
 
Accredited testing to BS
 
Applicable to:
·         EN1063 (2000)
·         EN1522 (1999)
·         EN1523 (1999)
·         PSDB 34/04 (2004)
·         PSDB 7/03/B (2003)
 
Other Testing To:
 
·         BS 5051
·         NIJ 0101.04
·         NIJ 0106.00
·         NIJ 0108.01
·         RARDE 802
·         DEF ST STAN 93-111
·         DEF STAN 96.3
·         STANAG 2920
 

Full range of ballistic testing facilities

 
There is a full range of instrumented test facilities:
 
·         Separate stab testing room
·         Live fire demonstration facility
·         0.15” to 20mm capability
·         Various range distances: 10, 20, 50, 50 & 100m
·         2 universal breech firing mechanism
·         3 sets of velocity measurement systems
·         Automatic electronic targets
·         Various jigs & fixtures to handle many different types of impact testing
 
The synergy between MS Instruments PLC and Wiltshire Ballistic Services ensures that the service and facilities offered in the future will continue to expand to include the latest and best technology.
 

Wiltshire Shooting Centre

 
2002 saw the opening of Wiltshire Shooting Centre (The Shooters’ Shop), providing a 25 yard indoor airgun range and shooters’ shop, supplying new and second hand rifles & Accessories, reloading equipment, consumables, scopes and binoculars.

 

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MS Instruments has recently opened a second range for Ballistic Testing within its range complex at Wiltshire Ballistic Services Ltd (WBS) in Devizes.  Paul Everington, Managing Director of MS Instruments and WBS said “This increase in range capacity greatly enhances our capability to carry out work for our customers.
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