The topic for this month’s article is an excellent example of what makes pattern testing – always a key part of any cartridge evaluation – so fascinating. We now have the transition away from traditional lead shot that has served so well for so long and, I hope, will continue to do so, even if some areas are to be denied it. The topic chosen by Sporting Gun for me this month has been time-consuming, but it has totally reinvigorated my mind on making sense of the findings. If only it could do the same for my now weary body.
Defining the differences
I was already aware that some of the things we hear about steel shot and how we need to ‘embrace’ it are not always fully explained. It’s a bit like the Government telling us face masks are essential. Well, with more than two years’ experience behind us, we realise that in many ways that pudding had been well and truly over-egged.
