Lead vs lead free - what did you use last?

[Calvin45]

Just curious for no good reason. What did you most recently hunt big game with (and if you feel like sharing, how did it go?) - a lead free bullet or a lead core bullet of some kind? This isn't a "if you had to choose" thread…this is a "what are people actually doing right now" thread! God bless!

 

[Hespco]

Lead free. Our family this season, two deer , one elk. Perfect performance.

 

[HARPERC]

Lead free. Extremely good results.

 

[jakeSCH]

Lead free for 2 elk this year (1 bull, 1 cow), both killed with 1 hammer. One DRT and the other went 58 yards.

 

[Rich Coyle]

Lead free for years.

 

[Calvin45]

I forgot to add my own, this year was lead free for me, for the first time ever. Two deer in my freezer at the moment. Didn't even freeze the tenderloins, seared them in oil, still pink in the middle, with salt and pepper and had deer tenderloins for breakfast two days in a row haha…

 

[Huntnful]

Shot lead free for the first time. Killed 2 deer and 2 bull elk with the 169 Hammers. Great performance.

 

[257 STW]

Lead. Performed well just like the 215 bergers always have for me. Cow elk at 510 took a couple steps and folded. Goat at 560 DRT

 

[ZAK13]

Lead free, one big black bear and a 8pt buck, both DRT.

 

[Terry Lightle]

Okla deer season Barnes Triple Shock Tipped in my 223

 

[Muddyboots]

Hammers
.270 - killed my biggest WT at 161 5/8 with 156HH

Son used his 30-06 on nice buck and doe with 180HH

Very pleased with overall performance of accuracy and terminal performance.

 

[memtb]

Monos only since the early '90's! Except for the firearms that use cast bullets only or the 22 rimfires! memtb

 

[chap]

Lead free. Watched a buddy cut up an elk that was shot this Fall with a 215 Berger, very slight quartering shot at 420. Bloodshot clear thru the shoulder with a lot of wasted meat. I've cut up a lot of antelope/deer/elk shot with mono bullets from a number of manufacturers, never wasted meat like lead core bullets result in, usually trim to the bullet hole.

 

[12gaugeman]

Lead free. California. One TTSX.