I like to shoot skeet and was curious if anyone in the industry had looked at an inexpensive alternative to lead and clay.

Given the large number of Skeet, Clays, 5 Stand and Trap shooters in this country, you would think that the various organizations would be investigating different shot and bird materials specifically for these sports.

Surely, some sort of bore safe plastic matrix combined with a suitable bird material could be developed. It is no different that the change from live birds to the early clay birds.

I am not talking about materials for hunting; I am looking specifically at the clay bird sports and the ability of my grandchildren to pursue them.