LETTERS

GETTING READY

Having listened to all the pros and cons of steel shot, the fact is the end of lead is getting closer. I have shot from the age of 10 through helping the old gamekeepers and at 16 getting my own permit.

The thing is, I have collected some old guns along the way. They may or may not take steel shot so, to beat the price increase when lead shot has gone for good, I have started to stock up on steel shot. I have also bought a new Yildiz over-and-under multichoke at a good price, as l