Thread: Lead bullets and their risk to human health

Lead cast projectiles and for that matter shot pellets pose virtually no risk I bet, simply because they don't disintegrate on impact. Even rifle cup n core bullets at moderate velocity rarely shed fine lead through meat even after hitting bone. My 9.3 for example leaves an exit hole only about 2-3 times the size of the entry even after going through bone. The swift on the other hand would fill a large target with lead vapour I suspect but it's easy to see what's not worth taking to eat. I've wandered a bit but what I'm trying to say is if your aware of the expansion characteristics your ammunition and the speed range the bullets expected to perform within, then the risk if any is manageable. Or at least that's where I think I was going with this.