Lead profile
Steel – more than a glance – Tom Sykes
Shoot photographer, sporting author and seasoned wildfowler from the North West.
- Features
The view from afar
Our friends from overseas provide an insight into how hunters in their countries have adapted to using non-lead ammunition.
- Latest news
A joint statement on the future of shotgun ammunition for live quarry shooting
Together we wish to see an end to both lead and single-use plastics in ammunition used by those taking all live quarry with shotguns within five years.
- Latest news
Shooting and rural organisations take responsibility of move away from lead ammunition
Shooting and rural organisations announce five-year transition away from lead shot and single-use plastics for live quarry shooting.
- Latest news
Defra issues statement in response to lead ammunition announcement
Environment minister welcomes new lead position.
- Latest news
Westminster welcome for lead-free pledge
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP has welcomed the statement from leading rural organisations calling for an end to the use of lead in shotgun cartridges used for live quarry within five years.
- Offbeat
The appeal of steel
Neil Morrison examines the ballistic properties of steel shot and advises how to get the best results when using it to shoot wildfowl.
