Lyalvale Express Ultimate Steel High Performance cartridges on test
All four leading UK cartridge companies have clearly been put in an invidious situation as a result of recent calls for change affecting two of the most critical cartridge components: shot material and wads. The call for a transition away from lead shot – to be replaced by a suitable non-lead alternative – was jointly made by nine country sports organisations. This announcement, it would appear, was made without adequate prior meaningful discussion with the companies affected. To compound matters, this was linked with the need to stop using plastic wads, which have been used in a vast rang...