Fiocchi’s 3-inch Golden Waterfowl line now includes these 15/16-ounce loads of bismuth 4 shot, which should make a good all-around duck-over-decoy load. They come in packs of 10 for $31.

As a gross generalization, the test results thus far have found that on ducks from 30 to 50 yards, for example, steel and lead shot produced about a 34-percent wounding rate per 100 birds bagged. In ...

Shot weight is set at 1 1/4 ozs. and muzzle velocity is calibrated for 1,330 f.p.s. with No. 5-size bismuth shot. MSRP is $80 (25-round box). For more information, visit federalpremium.com.

Bismuth was also loaded for 16-gauge, helping rescue purple hull guns from oblivion. In the early 2000s, Kent introduced tungsten-matrix shot made of pure tungsten powder bonded with a polymer.

Of the 133 that contained recent shot, 69% had been shot illegally with lead. The U.K. government is due to review legislation on lead ammunition in the coming months.

Bismuth was also loaded for 16-gauge, helping rescue purple hull guns from oblivion. In the early 2000s, Kent introduced tungsten-matrix shot made of pure tungsten powder bonded with a polymer.