Non-toxics on woodpigeons

In the days before social media, a frequently asked question in the gun shop I managed was: “What’s the best cartridge?” The truth is that one of the most hotly debated issues in shooting has a very simple answer: the one in which you have full confidence. Confidence can only come from experience. And your own experimentation matters more than mine.

Recently on Facebook, an interesting thread appeared in one of the woodpigeon shooting groups. Some of the most highly experienced pigeon Shots I know of were discussing their preferred steel shot loads and their opinions blew holes in some of the received wisdom that we have in the public domain. There was no mention of bismuth nor any of the derivatives of tungsten for the simple reason that