The best is to live/hunt in a lead-friendly state.The best solution is hunt with lead and carry some copper loads in your pocket in case you get stopped![]()
The best is to live/hunt in a lead-friendly state.The best solution is hunt with lead and carry some copper loads in your pocket in case you get stopped![]()
The point is, outside of CA, for the most part, you have a choice. I have a good inventory of lead and lead-free bullets and can use whatever bullets I prefer to hunt without being forced to. My home of records is Fairfield, CA; I left in 1989 and never looked back.I was initially 'forced' to use copper bullets, when I moved to CA. But now that I've seen how they perform, I don't go back to lead even when I'm hunting outside of CA. Accuracy, terminal performance and very little meat damage have made me a believer. I still shoot plenty of lead at steel at the range, but only because it's cheaper.
So you should or shouldn't use 43.6 grains?Use good judgment to create your ownā¦Don't try this at homeā¦
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You didn't mention the ballistic calculator you are using. Try the Hornady 4DOF. You can enter an adjustment factor. I hope this helps.Thanks to anyone that can offer up a couple recipes to share. My daughter has a deer hunt in CA and our normal load of 143 ELDX's with H4350 will not be aloud. I made up a load using 127LRX's and they printed well at 100 but but the dope didn't pan out and I feel like I've been chasing my tail. Any success stories out there with copper in 6.5 creeds?
Or Province....where they're all...lead friendly!The best is to live/hunt in a lead-friendly state.