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Q I am concerned that the decision to move to lead-free ammunition is going to have an adverse impact on my own ability to shoot game in the future. I load my own ammunition and affordability is a key concern for me. Is it going to become law that we have to go leadfree and, if so, is there anything I can do in order to get around the requirement when it arrives?
A Stuart says: Of course, the recent announcements earlier this year regarding the transition to lead-free ammunition applied principally to shotgun ammunition. It has not been officially proposed for rifle ammunition although I suspect there will be those who are both for and against the concept.
Rifle ammunition presents its own set of unique technical problems when it comes to going lead free and not least because certain non-lead ammunition products presently require a high degree of precision in manufacture which could be difficult to emulate for those who self-load. This will inevitably,
