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Environment & Energy

NickB79

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2. I'm waiting impatiently for good lead-free .22 ammo

Reply to hunter (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 16, 2022, 09:48 AM

Jan 2022

I shoot a lot of targets on my property, and use backstops that collect the bullets for disposal because I hate the idea of my stupid chickens eating lead bits for grit. I'd love lead-free ammo to do more informal plinking. But it's surprisingly hard to make a good .22LR cartridge without lead; the few out there are inaccurate as hell.

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U.S. bald eagles comeback diminished by lead poisoning from bullets [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 OP

If I was Emperor I'd ban all lead ammunition for any use. hunter Jan 2022 #1

I'm waiting impatiently for good lead-free .22 ammo NickB79 Jan 2022 #2

I'll bet gold would work very well for this purpose. hunter Jan 2022 #3