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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 1245377" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>This turns in to a touchy subject. Hopefully this discussion can stay less emotional.</p><p></p><p> We manufacture lead free bullets. Lead was not the reason that we took the path that we are on. Our pure copper bullet business is the culmination of years of looking for a better bullet. Over the last thirty years of hunting I was one of those guys that was always willing to try something else. My biggest goal was to minimize meat damage. I grew up hunting for the meat. If my father did not have a good hunting season, we did not have much meat. Thus my mentality has always been to not waste any of the animal unnecessarily. I remember shooting an antelope one time that I was able to cut into 2 pieces with my pocket knife with very little effort. Almost blew it in half. Or shooting a doe one time with an exit hole the size of a soccer ball. </p><p></p><p>The end result of my search was mono bullets. Then manufacturing them as we could not find exactly what we wanted for some of the wildcat rifles that we build.</p><p></p><p>I don't think anyone here will dispute the toxicity of lead. I think the dispute is whether or not lead gets into the meat at a level that causes a problem. How much lead is ok to eat? Lead contaminated meat left in the field does get consumed by animals that get consumed by other animals and insects that also get consumed. It does work through the food chain. Once consumed it does not leave the body. It does have detrimental effects.</p><p></p><p>I also do not like knee jerk reactions that create regulations. I will never lobby to get rid of lead. I do think that lead free bullets have more benefits than negatives. Being non toxic is just a bonus in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Here is a link to a study that some may find interesting.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/fish_wildlife/lead/index.htm" target="_blank">Bullet Fragmentation</a></p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 1245377, member: 7999"] This turns in to a touchy subject. Hopefully this discussion can stay less emotional. We manufacture lead free bullets. Lead was not the reason that we took the path that we are on. Our pure copper bullet business is the culmination of years of looking for a better bullet. Over the last thirty years of hunting I was one of those guys that was always willing to try something else. My biggest goal was to minimize meat damage. I grew up hunting for the meat. If my father did not have a good hunting season, we did not have much meat. Thus my mentality has always been to not waste any of the animal unnecessarily. I remember shooting an antelope one time that I was able to cut into 2 pieces with my pocket knife with very little effort. Almost blew it in half. Or shooting a doe one time with an exit hole the size of a soccer ball. The end result of my search was mono bullets. Then manufacturing them as we could not find exactly what we wanted for some of the wildcat rifles that we build. I don't think anyone here will dispute the toxicity of lead. I think the dispute is whether or not lead gets into the meat at a level that causes a problem. How much lead is ok to eat? Lead contaminated meat left in the field does get consumed by animals that get consumed by other animals and insects that also get consumed. It does work through the food chain. Once consumed it does not leave the body. It does have detrimental effects. I also do not like knee jerk reactions that create regulations. I will never lobby to get rid of lead. I do think that lead free bullets have more benefits than negatives. Being non toxic is just a bonus in my opinion. Here is a link to a study that some may find interesting. [url=http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/fish_wildlife/lead/index.htm]Bullet Fragmentation[/url] Steve [/QUOTE]
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