Mr Gagne, apparently you don't mind or have a problem with possibly having a collection of classic american double guns turned into useless pieces of wood and steel. If a government wants to put in place retstrictions that take my property away or it's value and usefulness, they owe me monetary compensation. I am ready to accept a lead ban if the government will buy each classic firearm I own that is incapable of firing high pressure high velocity steel shot, for an accurate appraised price of current pre lead ban price.
Steel for the most part works and I have used it effectively. I am old enough to have shot waterfowl with lead. I have also used Bismuth. In plain terms, steel sucks and is inferior at all ranges in any gauge and I shoot 10, 12 and 20. I ahve been frustrated to shoot magnum loads of the properly sized steel shot at close range and lose birds. This after leaving the sky looking as if I shot a pillow. Geese are especially tuff and even at 25 yards I have lost birds clearly hit hard with 10ga steel BB's at 25 yards. I do not like to see the disproportinate number of birds leave the fields clearly hit, not able to keep up with the flock or unable to gain altitude and not be able to retrieve them. This happened to me and people in my party all too often in the several years after lead was banned and before I started using Bismuth.
If you think hunter's can improve their image and standing in a society whose demographics have changed from living close to the land to not you are naive or too great an optimist.
AND since you think people who are digging in their heels to keep their treasured antique guns in the field, or shooters who want to keep clay pigeon shooting affordable are idiots. Then let me say you sir are the south end of a north bound horse!!!
Last edited by nhcrowshooter; 01/28/08 08:08 PM.
