Cliffh93 Wrote:- "300k rounds would produce over 9 TONS of lead. Surely some sort of reclamation occurs afterwards, that much material in that small of a space has to be worth something to somebody. If not, then there's no way to imagine a positive or neutral environmental impact here.
I shoot lead when allowed, and won't shoot steel in my old doubles. But if those days must come to a close, then I will shoot bismuth and move along with the times, and won't pine away for lead shot no more than I wish for the days of leaded gasoline, lead paint or lead in children's toys. We learn, we innovate, we get better."
A few facts to add to that.
Yes that is the approximate number of shots fired at Blenheim which has now occurred 3 times in the last 12 years, and NO reclamation has taken place at all.
The British Open Sporting Clays event is currently taking place at West Midlands Shooting Ground, Hodnet, Shropshire. Over 800 people entered shooting a minimum of 100 shots each plus Pool shoots, this ground has operated for over 50 years 5 days a week and NO reclamation has ever took place. It is a haven for wildlife and is as green as can be with woodland walks all around. If you log on to
www.englishsportingclays.co.uk British Open Hodnet you can see a GoogleEarth photograph of this wonderful ground.
Greenies! Show me the Scientific evidence please.
