Thread: Article in RNZ on poisoning from eating animals shot with lead loads

There is another thread on this in the off topic chat

Have read a few articles around this and does make me be extra cautious about shot placement and leaving a big buffer around obvious bullet damage. Prob give some of the copper projectiles a go when it gets back in stock, was looking at the GMX factory loads and reviews online sounded decent and price is comparable to the lead based stuff I’m using so not harm trying.

Cigarettes are generally accepted nowadays as not ideal for health despite most of us knowing some old timers who puffed happily into old age. Similarly discounting the risk of lead based on anecdotal accounts of having lead exposure for years with no apparent harm seems a bit short sighted given the science has been showing it is not good for us for a very long time. Agree it is probably a minor concern given all the other shit we chuck onto the environment but be good to see more research in this. Like the idea of sending a mince sample to the Nelson researchers to find out what is in my freezer.

This article is again a bit patchy but gives a useful overview of how political this issue has got in the states with the fear of any gun control leads to a general distrust of science - though no doubt the US anti-gun lobby will jump on the issue as another lever to help their cause.
https://www.ehn.org/amp/lead-ammunit...eat-2645108170