Bullet fragmentation study - Minnesota DNR

There are trace amounts of lead in most of the water that is consumed by people; should we stop drinking water?
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And there was lead in paint used on dinner plates we used to eat off and in paint we painted our houses and children's toys with....should we stop using it? Oh ya, we did. Just because we've done something unhealthy for centuries doesn't make it right.

What the dangers, if any, are from lead fragments in meat is yet to be studied but to say there is no danger because we've been doing it for years is crazy.
 
mike shickele said:
Unfortunately, studies like these lead to the irrational laws such as exist on California. I would like to point out that they said that there where no illnesses linked to fragmentation, and law makers totally miss this when they make laws. There are trace amounts of lead in most of the water that is consumed by people; should we stop drinking water?
Mike
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I heartily agree.
I hope that they don't consider banning lead bullets like California, Our ammunition would become a lot less effective and a lot more expensive.
What would the .22 shooters do?

I think that lead can reach a certain threshold before becoming harmful, with industrial pollutants contribute to our lead levels far more than bullets, especially in this day and age.
In Richard Lee's Modern Reloading he says he has only ever known one person in his entire life of shooting and casting who ever suffered from lead poisoning.

Let's all just be careful and not sensationalize something while nerve agents are spread on our fields and hormones are pumped into our meats.
 
I recovered a Nosler Patition and the entire frontal portion of lead was missing. Many of those fragments are flowers of lead, not weighing even 0.1 of a grain. The bigger fragments can be traced. Maybe all game should be X-Rayed if you have a concern by a veterinarian.

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The one on the left is a 270 130 gr Barnes X with a recovered weight of 129.8 grains recovered from the neck of a Mule Deer.
The one on the right is a 250 grain 338 Nosler Partition now weighing 168.8 grains and was recovered inside the hide of a moose without exiting.
 
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I hadn't thought of the regulatory aspect a study like this could conceivably be used for. Very good observation.

However I must admit that I will be looking at the projectiles I buy a lot closer. I could never afford Nosler Partitions or Barnes X until I saw this study. I'm thinking especially the 130 grainers I run at 3000 fps out of my 270 winchester. I'll make the budgetary case for purchasing better bullets.

Its something to think about. I never considered the health effects of consuming lead fragments. When we look at weight retention we're usually evaluating a bullets ability to stay together while cutting a good wound channel.
 
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sheephunter said:
And there was lead in paint used on dinner plates we used to eat off and in paint we painted our houses and children's toys with....should we stop using it? Oh ya, we did. Just because we've done something unhealthy for centuries doesn't make it right.

What the dangers, if any, are from lead fragments in meat is yet to be studied but to say there is no danger because we've been doing it for years is crazy.
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BINGO! :agree:

We have a 6 1/2 month old son and my wife is pregnant again, so this hunting season I'll be thinking carefully about bullet types etc.

BTW here at the house we filter our tap water as well.
In my books there is zero benefit to any exposure of lead especially preventable exposure.

I'm also not worried about what they do in California.
If it becomes a legal issue I'm sure companies will step up to make a product so they can save their profits.

For example Sellier & Bellot makes non-tox handgun ammo.
 
woodchopper said:
well after reading this and seeing all the recalls of chineese made goods due to toxic substances in everyting from milk, pet food, and toys.

AGuess we better ban chineese goods too
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Where did it say there was going to be a lead ban? Where did it even say there was a health risk? The study was about fragmentation only....if the risks associated with lead exposure concern you then you should act accordingly and if not, continue on as is.
 
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