Thread: finally some common sence

[QUOTERe: lead
Reply #94 - Yesterday at 10:17am Miroku wrote on Dec 17th, 2015 at 4:22pm:
Its plain to see, everybodies situation is different. Ive shot for years over a pond with mainly decoying birds and had good results, than I changed to steel when we were required, My bag decreased rapidly and the time spent recovering wounded birds increased. ( Using a dog ) I almost gave it away in dispair. I hate wounding game, ( By the way Im an AA grade sporting clays shooter ) 2 years ago I converted to using a 28g O/U using lead, My harvest went back to pre steel numbers, with almost no wounded birds. I no longer shoot over that pond. Now I jump shoot with the 28g over drains and puddles in paddocks and enjoy the season . Just come back UK , where once again lead is allowed for wild fowling except in designated reserve areas . Mainly breeding areas for native / endangered species . A study in the UK concluded that steel shot , when it rusted away in waterways released heavy metals like nickle and cadmium, and these presented a greater danger to the waterways than the inert lead, which often occurs naturally in greater quantities than in areas shot over by hunters . "FOOD FOR THOUGHT "


That doesn't mean much. It simply means you shoot over 80% on claybirds at club organized shots. The true AA guys shoot over 95% at national events. I know some of them and they use steel without any issues.][/QUOTE]
not at the gun club tho
aint it funny how you can pick and choose when its suits.
a choice you decry for others