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One of the Reservations I hunt has a lead shot ban in place with an exception in place for older guns. I was quite pleased to take advantage of that exception last year.

Lead for auto wheels are gone.
bill

Well, @ about every intersection I can assure you that you will pick up @ least 1/2 dozen. And there's many more alongside the carriageways.



Cheers,

Raimey
rse

You have carriage ways in North Alabama? Really?

Personally I pretty much never see wheel weights on the road and I spend a lot of time running and cycling on paved and unpaved roads around here. They must stick'em on better for cars and trucks than they do carriages...

What is ludicrous here is that stick-on wheel weights are mostly pure lead.

We are not amused!

Some Supermarket chains insist on only buying game shot with non-lead alternatives. I understand it is to bring that into line so that game can also be exported to the continent. To some degree I can live with that. Most guns on commercial shoots seem to use either Brownings or Berettas which can be used with steel. If they bring it in it should allow for lead to be used if for personal consumption and not going into the food chain. That also I can live with. A compete ban would mean that I could no longer shoot most of the guns in my collection without buying expensive Bismuth. If forced to use Bismuth then there is going to be a shortage and the price will go up and up.

I live in Derbyshire and about 25% of the county is on lead rich land with large underground deposits that have been mined since before the Romans came. They then mined it extensively. Does that mean we should evacuate 25% of the county because lead is dangerous?

If someone came out with an alternative that was both as effective, could be used in all types of guns and as cheap I would happily use that. So far no one has developed that. Lagopus�..

Diggory's "Vintage Gun Journal" ariticle:

https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/magazine/a-voluntary-phase-out-of-lead-shot-

Gold is the next element up from lead. It's malleable, mixable, and heavy. Waiting for synthetic Gold shot to appear (as alchemists have done for centuries).

Those so called advocates for UK country sports are appeasers. Will the increased cost for nontox shot be passed on to the game sellers and the consumer? That will get their attention. That said, thick wads and (more) open chokes should be safe for steel shot. The case against plastic wads is largely over blown IMO.

The issue with plastic wads is some of the land shot is grazed by sheep. Sheep, not overly top heavy with good sense, eat them and it causes serious issues. I can understand why fiber wads are required in that instance. Gil

The real deal:

https://www.edelt-rogy.at/

� 100,000 per box of 20. I can get you all you desire. Safe for all doubles mind you......


Cheers,

Raimey
rse