The move away from lead shot need not mean parting company with our beloved vintage guns, says Simon Reinhold
Lead shot
Lead shot
The major shooting organisations have decided to endorse a move away from lead shot to alternatives. Since lead shot has been used for centuries we know a great deal about how it works to kill game efficiently and cleanly, the paramount objective and duty of all sportsmen. We do not…
Lead shot: statement issued by UK cartridge manufacturers
The directors of the UK’s leading shotgun cartridge manufacturers have issued a joint statement in response to BASC’s and other leading countryside organisations’ call for a move away from lead shot. Read the statement from Eley Hawk, Gamebore, Hull Cartridge and Lyalvale Express below. Read the joint statement from the…
Lead shot: answers to the most frequently asked questions
A joint statement has been issued by the leading shooting and rural organisations calling for a move away from lead shot. Here they answer the most frequently asked questions so far. Read the full joint statement at THIS LINK. LEAD SHOT: THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What are the organisations…