Keep up to date with all the relevant news and information on the restrictions on the use of lead shot, what you can and can’t put through your current gun and the changes to non-toxic cartridges
Updated 22 October 2021
Steel Shot and the Alternatives to Lead – Briefing Document
Following the widespread discussion about the phasing out of lead shot in shooting and its likely replacement by steel shot; we have prepared a briefing paper that highlights the various aspects and considerat...
Read On...Updated 13 July 2021
Steel Shot Shoot Update
Where are we now regarding the future of lead shot? The simple answer is that for Game shooting, there is in the longer term not really a future, but for clay shooting there almost certainly is, but perhaps no...
Read On...4 June 2021
Advice to Shoots when Game Dealers no longer accept lead shot
The shooting industry is currently facing significant changes which will undoubtedly shape the future of the sport to varying degrees. One such change is the move away from lead shotgun cartridges to non-toxi...
Read On...Updated 13 July 2021
What is the future for English guns with steel shot?
Many of us have been using old English shotguns and particularly Side by Sides for a very long time; indeed many guns made in London, Birmingham or the provinces in the 1880s and 1890s are still in use today, ...
Read On...21 January 2021
Is there a lead-free future for those that don’t shoot 12 or 20 bore?
At William Powell Sporting, we believe that for most of us, shooting game with lead shot will probably be a thing of the past much sooner than we had originally thought. The talk now is that we may realistical...
Read On...6 November 2020
Review of Gamebore’s Dark Storm Precision Steel Bio-Wad Quad Seal Cartridges
Here at William Powell Sporting, we are very conscious of the changing landscape within the shooting industry. Alongside our sister company, William Powell, we have been working with cartridge manufacturers in...
Read On...26 August 2020
Steel yourself for a new dawn of Game Shooting
As our previous lead article details, we see the lead ban as inevitable, and something we are moving towards rather rapidly. In order to adapt to the changes, we must be well informed and prepared, approaching...
Read On...26 August 2020
Steel proofed Side By Sides…
With the potential lead ban looming, it leaves the traditional game shot at a bit of a crossroads, especially if they are in the market for a new gun. Game shooting as a sport is built on tradition, from the c...
Read On...3 July 2020
The future of side by side shotguns
Following on from our mid-June article, 'Lead shot in game shooting - what is the future?' you will be aware of the changes that will be coming to game shooting. During the 2019/20 season, the future of ...
Read On...17 June 2020
Lead Shot in Game shooting – What is the Future?
As fellow field sports enthusiasts, you will likely be aware that the main field sports organisations, recently issued a press release confirming that they were working towards a voluntary ban on all single-us...
Read On...3 June 2020
Is your gun future proof?
The issue of the future of lead shot and questions of “what next” are regularly discussed amongst guns. We therefore wanted to provide an insight into the work that our sister company, William Powell, has ...
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