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<blockquote data-quote="pods8" data-source="post: 996911" data-attributes="member: 83233"><p>I'd wager you and all the rest of most certainly have. If you're assuming you'll bite down on a piece of lead, no that isn't typically the case in what I'm talking about. When the supersonic round hits an animal a portion of the soft lead fragments microscopically and disperses (farther than you'd think). Also any bits that end up in the grind pile get dispersed more so. They've done testing on shot animals and processed meat (Xray on animals, CT-scans on meat, etc.) which most certainly show lead dispersed throughout both (beyond just the wound channel proper in the case of the carcass).</p><p></p><p>Now all that said, does it really affect ones health in a meaningful way? That's for each one of us to decide for ourselves in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>I was more so swayed by the fact I have little kiddos eating it and IF I could get an accurate/robust performance out of a mono bullet I figured I'd give it a go. Well I know the loads are very accurate so check that one off. Ideally over the coming weeks I'll see how their performance on game is and go from there.</p><p></p><p>Here's a link just as an FYI of what happens with lead bullets fragmenting. Don't go thinking I'm some anti-lead kool-aid drinker and believe everything 100% as spoon fed but the concepts being discussed fully make sense in how lead breaks up. Again make your own choices if it bothers you or not: <a href="http://www.nps.gov/pinn/naturescience/leadinfo.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nps.gov/pinn/naturescience/leadinfo.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pods8, post: 996911, member: 83233"] I'd wager you and all the rest of most certainly have. If you're assuming you'll bite down on a piece of lead, no that isn't typically the case in what I'm talking about. When the supersonic round hits an animal a portion of the soft lead fragments microscopically and disperses (farther than you'd think). Also any bits that end up in the grind pile get dispersed more so. They've done testing on shot animals and processed meat (Xray on animals, CT-scans on meat, etc.) which most certainly show lead dispersed throughout both (beyond just the wound channel proper in the case of the carcass). Now all that said, does it really affect ones health in a meaningful way? That's for each one of us to decide for ourselves in my opinion. I was more so swayed by the fact I have little kiddos eating it and IF I could get an accurate/robust performance out of a mono bullet I figured I'd give it a go. Well I know the loads are very accurate so check that one off. Ideally over the coming weeks I'll see how their performance on game is and go from there. Here's a link just as an FYI of what happens with lead bullets fragmenting. Don't go thinking I'm some anti-lead kool-aid drinker and believe everything 100% as spoon fed but the concepts being discussed fully make sense in how lead breaks up. Again make your own choices if it bothers you or not: [url]http://www.nps.gov/pinn/naturescience/leadinfo.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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