Thread: Lead bullets and their risk to human health

Woke ,PC feelgood bullshit being pushed by global wish for less small arms in civilian hands. If the ammunition is more expensive and harder to get.less people will buy it,afford it.if it kills less efficiently,more people will be put off using it and give up hunting. If it's deemed inhumain at killing,far easier to legislate it's banning. There you go,all the conspiracy wrapped up nicely. I shall continue to use lead ammunition for as long as possibly can do so.

The researchers are both hunters in NZ

Originally Posted by NZBeeMan

The researchers are both hunters in NZ

I listened to it on the way home too Beeman - it was pretty interesting.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Woke ,PC feelgood bullshit being pushed by global wish for less small arms in civilian hands. If the ammunition is more expensive and harder to get.less people will buy it,afford it.if it kills less efficiently,more people will be put off using it and give up hunting. If it's deemed inhumain at killing,far easier to legislate it's banning. There you go,all the conspiracy wrapped up nicely. I shall continue to use lead ammunition for as long as possibly can do so.

Not sure that's entirely fair - I know of a couple of lifetime smallbore shooters that have had to change their ideas due to very high lead levels in their testing (both blood and other testing). That was deemed to be purely exposure from indoor target shooting as I understand it - back in the day there was no dust control and the end of a decent shooting session the range was murky with dust haze. If we all went over to alternative ammo, the price would come down I expect due to volumes.

Originally Posted by No.3

Not sure that's entirely fair - I know of a couple of lifetime smallbore shooters that have had to change their ideas due to very high lead levels in their testing (both blood and other testing). That was deemed to be purely exposure from indoor target shooting as I understand it - back in the day there was no dust control and the end of a decent shooting session the range was murky with dust haze. If we all went over to alternative ammo, the price would come down I expect due to volumes.

Have you tried smallbore lead free?

Honestly cancer would be preferable to that.

Originally Posted by No.3

Not sure that's entirely fair - I know of a couple of lifetime smallbore shooters that have had to change their ideas due to very high lead levels in their testing (both blood and other testing). That was deemed to be purely exposure from indoor target shooting as I understand it - back in the day there was no dust control and the end of a decent shooting session the range was murky with dust haze. If we all went over to alternative ammo, the price would come down I expect due to volumes.

Slightly different scenario to hunting there. Indoor target shooting in a confined space somewhat different to shooting outdoors. The cynic in me says we have to be aware that everything we do these days seems to be hazardous to life.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Woke ,PC feelgood bullshit being pushed by global wish for less small arms in civilian hands. If the ammunition is more expensive and harder to get.less people will buy it,afford it.if it kills less efficiently,more people will be put off using it and give up hunting. If it's deemed inhumain at killing,far easier to legislate it's banning. There you go,all the conspiracy wrapped up nicely. I shall continue to use lead ammunition for as long as possibly can do so.

Let's not forget those warnings on cigarette packets too. Yet another example of 'the man' trying to stop hard working folks like me from having a good time.