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lead free hunting ammo
« on: October 20, 2013, 11:44:14 PM »
So gov brown signed a law based on crap studys banning lead for hunting in ca, so what options are there( not that i plan on hunting ca any time soon)   i know steel, tungston/bismoth for shot.  What about for buck and slugs?   then there comes center/ rim fire.  I know barns makes copper and some manufactors make 22 in copper.  Does anyone else?   bronze is out for pistols by federal law.
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Re: lead free hunting ammo
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2013, 12:19:23 AM »
Frangible ammo doesn't have any lead in it. They make it for rifles and pistols. No alternatives that I know of for slugs and buckshot. There are solid copper pistol bullets too. I haven't seen copper .22s, just copper washed lead.   
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Re: lead free hunting ammo
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2013, 12:24:00 AM »
The manufacturers are too numerous to list.
Go to Midway's site and search "lead free ammo", there is a bunch listed. In stock right now is a different question.
Do a Google search and see the 1.6 million hits.
Remington and Winchester make copper slugs, Federal makes non-lead buckshot among others.

I feel sorry for our brother shooters in CA but in all honesty, they need to move out of that $h!thole of a state and quit supporting it.
I wish the WHOLE firearms industry would do a Ronnie Barrett and quit selling ANYTHING in CA.
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Re: lead free hunting ammo
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2013, 04:06:40 PM »
Leave it to Kalifornia to ban ammo made out of a naturally-occurring substance because of environmental concerns.  ::)  ::)  ::)  ::)

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Re: lead free hunting ammo
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2013, 04:15:56 PM »
The liars are here in NH as well.
The Gov recently signed a bill banning lead sinkers under 1 Oz. because Loons have eaten them.
Thing is, they will eat what ever the lead is replaced with as well.
And I doubt the lead is nearly as bad for them as the hook on the end of the line.
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Re: lead free hunting ammo
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2013, 06:17:12 PM »
its the condors actually, atleast thats what they are using.
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Re: lead free hunting ammo
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2013, 11:15:16 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on October 21, 2013, 04:15:56 PM
The Gov recently signed a bill banning lead sinkers under 1 Oz. because Loons have eaten them.

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Re: lead free hunting ammo
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2013, 11:47:32 PM »
THats how they became loons....
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Re: lead free hunting ammo
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2013, 01:12:05 PM »
After I posted to this thread I remembered that Remington made a copper shotgun slug. I still haven't seen buckshot made of tungsten or bismuth, etc. but I haven't been looking for them either.
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Re: lead free hunting ammo
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2013, 01:21:28 PM »
Quote from: jumbofrank on October 22, 2013, 01:12:05 PM
After I posted to this thread I remembered that Remington made a copper shotgun slug. I still haven't seen buckshot made of tungsten or bismuth, etc. but I haven't been looking for them either.

For hunting, I would stick with a slug over buckshot most of the time anyway.  I know at least Hevi-Shot makes some lead-free #4 buckshot for coyotes.
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