tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post4427557636116456589..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: The La Crosse River Marsh Undergoing Testing for Lead ContaminationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-44441484247800873522012-09-04T17:20:38.670+02:002012-09-04T17:20:38.670+02:00Lead in shotgun shells is one thing--other metals ...Lead in shotgun shells is one thing--other metals work about as well. But for bullets, lead is the best choice most of the time. It's cheap, being a common element. It's soft enough to grip the rifling of a barrel in unjacketed rounds and to deform in a target. It's dense, giving it better accuracy than lighter metals. The only other choices would be gold or uranium, and those aren't cheap. Nor is the latter safer than lead.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-894522486675468732012-09-04T02:04:30.220+02:002012-09-04T02:04:30.220+02:00So how long have hunters been using shotgun shells...So how long have hunters been using shotgun shells without lead shot for waterfowl hunting? Survey says: 21 years and counting.<br /><br />Alternate materials are available that provide heavy shot options for waterfowl hunting ... and while they are more expensive than lead, they are not ridiculously priced.<br /><br />Removing lead shot from waterfowl hunting is important because the lead that misses ends up in water. Lead in water is much more dangerous than an occasional lead bullet -- in a copper jacket no less -- in a forest some place.<br /><br />I don't have any problems with the current situation. It sounds good to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com