N
ow we mustn’t count our chickens before they’re hatched, but as this issue goes to press it’s looking likely that shooting grounds will be allowed to
reopen before too long.
When the government decides it’s safe to relax the lockdown restrictions, shooting is expected to be one of the first activities to be allowed again – after all, we shoot outside in the open air, and we have already proved that we can do so while following all the regulations on social distancing, hand sanitising and so on.
And if we’re going shooting, we’ll be needing cartridges! When that happens, iconic British cartridge manufacturer Eley Hawk anticipates high demand. The company’s managing director, Rodrigo Crespo, says “We know that once we are able to return to shooting there is going to be a surge in the amount of people attending clay shoots, and that will likely mean a couple things. One, a possible shortage of your favourite load; and two, a chance of not being able to visit your preferred discipline due to high bookings and having to shoot a variation of stands.”