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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Wyatt" data-source="post: 70804" data-attributes="member: 2924"><p>I have stated previously on this site that I thought that it wouldn't be long before the environmentalists started clattering about lead slugs polluting the environment, much the same as happened with lead shot. I thought (hoped) that it was a ways off, but saw the following notice on Norma's web site:</p><p></p><p>12/22/2004</p><p>The Lead Ban of January 1, 2008 </p><p></p><p>From January 1, 2008, it will not be possible to sell hunting and sporting ammunition, containing lead, meaning with bullets containing lead cores. </p><p></p><p>We could load bullets of any kind of material, but we feel that there is no good substitute for lead as of today, and that metallic lead does not cause any environmental problems. The latter opinion is also shared by Björn Gillberg and Ulf Qvarfort, among others.</p><p></p><p>The present, existing "alternatives" are nearly all based on copper. The copper is toxic and being as hard as it is, the copper bullet only expands acceptably at a very high velocity. You could load these bullets in a 7 mm Rem Mag or a 300 Win Mag, but hardly in any of the slower European calibers. If the velocity at impact is not high enough, the bullet does not expand, but goes right through, like a full metal jacket. The consequences are long escapes, tracking and unnecessary suffering for the wounded animal.</p><p></p><p>Therefore, we fully comply with the official letters of the SVA* and the Swedish Hunting Association to the Swedish Government, in which both organizations express their opinion of postponing the lead ban to a time when reasonable alternatives exist.</p><p></p><p>To be able to continue hunting at all, it must be guaranteed that the killing of the animal is done in an ethical way. Therefore we need to keep the lead – at least for the time being!</p><p></p><p>PS At hunts for roe deer, moose and wild boar , 6 tons of lead is used every year - at practise and sporting, another 50 tons.</p><p></p><p>PPS Attemps that the American Army have made, using bullet cores of nickel and tungsten, have been terminated, since this material turned out to be carcinogen. </p><p></p><p>It appears that this is a situation, so far restricted to Sweden, but I don't think our politicians will be able to resist jumping on this bandwagon for long! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul Wyatt, post: 70804, member: 2924"] I have stated previously on this site that I thought that it wouldn't be long before the environmentalists started clattering about lead slugs polluting the environment, much the same as happened with lead shot. I thought (hoped) that it was a ways off, but saw the following notice on Norma's web site: 12/22/2004 The Lead Ban of January 1, 2008 From January 1, 2008, it will not be possible to sell hunting and sporting ammunition, containing lead, meaning with bullets containing lead cores. We could load bullets of any kind of material, but we feel that there is no good substitute for lead as of today, and that metallic lead does not cause any environmental problems. The latter opinion is also shared by Björn Gillberg and Ulf Qvarfort, among others. The present, existing ”alternatives” are nearly all based on copper. The copper is toxic and being as hard as it is, the copper bullet only expands acceptably at a very high velocity. You could load these bullets in a 7 mm Rem Mag or a 300 Win Mag, but hardly in any of the slower European calibers. If the velocity at impact is not high enough, the bullet does not expand, but goes right through, like a full metal jacket. The consequences are long escapes, tracking and unnecessary suffering for the wounded animal. Therefore, we fully comply with the official letters of the SVA* and the Swedish Hunting Association to the Swedish Government, in which both organizations express their opinion of postponing the lead ban to a time when reasonable alternatives exist. To be able to continue hunting at all, it must be guaranteed that the killing of the animal is done in an ethical way. Therefore we need to keep the lead – at least for the time being! PS At hunts for roe deer, moose and wild boar , 6 tons of lead is used every year - at practise and sporting, another 50 tons. PPS Attemps that the American Army have made, using bullet cores of nickel and tungsten, have been terminated, since this material turned out to be carcinogen. It appears that this is a situation, so far restricted to Sweden, but I don't think our politicians will be able to resist jumping on this bandwagon for long! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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