I'm in CA. There is no problem using lead for target shooting, but you can't hunt with it. The problem is finding the ammo, any ammo. Shelves are nearly bare for the desirable stuff, and things like Win 9mm white box are going for $0.80/round if you can even find it. Can't order any ammo online without sending it to an FFL to do the transfer for a fee. She will pay $19.50 for a background check on every ammo purchase and the check may take two or three weeks. Why? Because she has not purchased a gun within the last three years (unless she buys one now), and that means she does not qualify for the "instant" check, which is only $1. Some FFLs are trying to charge $125 (not a typo) as a base fee for ammo transfer, plus $10/box or carton after the first package in the same transaction. Why? Because they don't want to do ammo transfers. Why? Because the CA DOJ has scared the crap out of the FFLs by telling them that paperwork errors can result in them losing their Ammo Vendor License (issued by the CA DOJ). Without that license, they can't sell or transfer ammo, despite the fact that their federally issued FFL is still completely valid. CA DOJ now requires that the vendors doing a transfer must open and check every box to ensure that the contents match the label on the box. She will pay the background check fee and the transfer fee on every single transaction. And the background check for the purchase of a firearm does not entitle her to buy ammo. Separate transaction, separate set of fees. Why does the ammo background check take so long to process? Because the CA DOJ is too incompetent to set up a f.....g computer system to expedite the process. In the state that is basically the home base for sophisticated tech systems. Sacramento is only about 100 miles from Silicon Valley and they can't (or won't) figure this out. Bunch of idiots. Who's responsible for this travesty? Well, the CA DOJ started this when Kamala effing Harris was the CA AG. This is the kind of crap you can expect from her when Ol' Joe passes the torch (or just passes).
The ammo shortage around here is very real. One of my hunting buddies sent out a group text today pleading for leads on duck ammo. His boys are out of school for the holidays and are hunting a lot this season. They have burned through his ammo stash and he can't find any duck loads. I gave him about eight semi-local leads and he struck out on all of them.
