Sustainable Ammunition Articles
Below is a list of external publications and videos on sustainable ammunition.
Publication | Title | Author | Date |
Shooting Times | Shooting and rural organisations announce move away from lead ammunition | Charlotte Peters | February 24, 2020 |
Sporting Shooter | The phasing out of lead shot – Q + A | Emily Damment | February 24, 2020 |
The Field | Lead shot: answers to the most frequently asked questions | The Field | February 24, 2020 |
Fieldsports TV | Lead shot ban shock | Fieldsports TV | February 24, 2020 |
Fieldsports TV | Lead shot: behind the ban | Richard Aitkin | February 26, 2020 |
The Field | Lead shot: statement issued by UK cartridge manufacturers | The Field | February 28, 2020 |
TGS outdoors | Will steel shot ruin my barrels? | Nick Horten | February 28, 2020 |
Shooting Times | Will my shotgun be safe with steel shot cartridges? | Graham Downing | March 2, 2020 |
Shooting Times | How have other countries coped with the lead ban? | Diggory Hadoke | March 11, 2020 |
The Shooting Show | Duck Flighting in East Yorkshire | Colin Fallon | March 15,2020 |
Shooting Times | Testing steel vs lead shot on pigeon | Ed Wills | March 25, 2020 |
Fieldsports TV | On Test: steel shotgun cartridges on rabbits | Simon Whitehead | April 15, 2020 |
Fieldsports TV | Steel-proof rabbits | Simon Whitehead | April 15, 2020 |
The Shooting Show | Pigeon decoying with Geoff Garrod – 100 birds before lockdown | Colin Fallon | April 20, 2020 |
Sporting Gun | Moving from lead shot to steel – what you need to know | Tony Bracci | April 28, 2020 |
Sporting Shooter | How to proof your gun for steel shot? | Emily Damment | May 7, 2020 |
Sporting Shooter | Lead v Steel – what non-lead options are there? | Rebecca Green | May 7, 2020 |
Sporting Shooter | Can you shoot high pheasants with steel cartridges? | Rebecca Green | May 15, 2020 |
Sporting Shooter | Lead shot toxicity – the science | Rebecca Green | May 15, 2020 |
Sporting Shooter | Will switching to steel mean more game in supermarkets? | Rebecca Green | May 15, 2020 |
Shooting Times | Why biodegradable shot cups are the way ahead for shooting | Alasdair Mitchell | May 29,2020 |
The Field | Lead shot | The Field | June 3, 2020 |
The Shooting Show | Pigeon decoying with guru Geoff Garrod | Colin Fallon | June 15, 2020 |
Sporting Shooter | Life without lead – the Danish perspective | Thorkild Ellerbaek | June 16, 2020 |
Shooting Times | Two new eco-friendly cartridges launch in the UK | Charlotte Peters | June 18, 2020 |
Clay Shooting | Will my gun shoot steel? Clay Shooting Q&A | Towens | July 1, 2020 |
Shooting Times | What did our tester make of the latest ‘eco-cartridges’? | Richard Negus | July 8, 2020 |
Fieldsports TV | The Big ‘Green’ Shotgun Shell Test | Fieldsports TV | September 25, 2020 |
Clay Shooting Magazine | Gamebore launch enviro-friendly wads in steel ammo |
Towens |
Jul 10, 2020 |
The Field | Adapting old guns for Steel | August 1, 2020 | |
Shooting Times | What are the choices available if you’re looking for lead-free ammunition? |
Simon Reinhold |
Sept 2, 2020 |
Fieldsports channel TV | How does steel shot effect your barrels | Jack Clutterback | Sept 26, 2020 |
Shooting and Conservation | To the future |
Dr Peter Marshall |
Sept 1, 2020 |
Shooting and Conservation | Lead the view from Europe | Dr David Scallan | Sept 26, 2020 |
Horton Guns | We have a solution to the lead ban | Oct 20, 2020 | |
Fieldsports Channel | What are the best over under shotguns under £2,000 and are they proofed for shooting steel shot? | Ian Hodge | Oct 20, 2020 |
The Vintage Gun Journal | Vintage Friendly Eco Steel. Latest developments in lead and plastic-free ammunition. | Nov 1, 2020 | |
Shooting and Conservation | One to watch | Will Pocklington | Nov 1, 2020 |
Shooting and Conservation | FAQ – Steel Shot | Dr Peter Marshall | Nov 1, 2020 |
Shooting and Conservation | Copper – A highland stalkers view | Sam Thompson | Nov 1, 2020 |
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