Thread: 20g lead ban.

Heard a wee rumour that Southland has banned lead shot for waterfowl in 20g?
Anyone heard anything?
I wonder if fish & game will buy my 20g off me if it becomes policy in my region?
Their support of ridiculous personal agendas may have put me off buying a licence this year, if true.



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Sweet ! I want a cheep 20 g for quail !

whats the quail pop like down your way Munsey.20G are great!

better not come up to the waikato,i like 20g with lead shot

I struggled last season , and not from lack of trying . The season before last there where good numbers . Im hoping that this year they have breed and survived well . The quail are about but finding areas to hunt them is getting harder . The dairy farmers are farming right to the river beads now as land as they use ever scrap of land . The rough edges are really rough and hopeless to hunt . Before the dairying sheep used to graze the gorse and broom and keep it open and grass short . Quail don't do well in the thick rank grass . There are still a few wee spots but not like it used to be .

About time too ,why should 20g be exempt ? Seems like double standards to me.

Well looks like i'll be getting my 28g inserts out if I want to keep shooting. I ain't putting steel shot thru my expensive lightweight 20g U/O and I cant justify a semi 12g for a few times a year. Will just go back to clay shooting instead,

Originally Posted by mikee

Well looks like i'll be getting my 28g inserts out if I want to keep shooting. I ain't putting steel shot thru my expensive lightweight 20g U/O and I cant justify a semi 12g for a few times a year. Will just go back to clay shooting instead,

What's 28 gauge ammo worth and availability like mikee?
My boy is not up too using a 12 yet so may have too look at other options if this stupidity continues.


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Originally Posted by R93

What's 28 gauge ammo worth and availability like mikee?
My boy is not up too using a 12 yet so may have too look at other options if this stupidity continues.


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I brought some 28g Guagemate Gold inserts for my 20g from these guys
GaugeMate Home
28g ammo from these guys Mai Mai Supplies 28g target ammo
Field ammo from same place or Fiocchi from local shop at $200 per slab

And freight to SI is apprx $20 for 3 slabs to Nelson Mainfreight Depot

Cheers for that mikee.


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the worst part is same as the original lead ban, but even less so , has any hard evidence been produced to support the crusade??

maybe you,d like to try driven quail one nite with me munsey

Originally Posted by R93

Cheers for that mikee.


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No Worries, I occasionally use them for sporting clays with the group of "gentlemen" i shoot regularly with. But they say I use a girls gun anyway so using a kids gun is fun too.
Saving for a good U/O in 12g now, have you seen the prices of them, ouch

Originally Posted by gsp follower

the worst part is same as the original lead ban, but even less so , has any hard evidence been produced to support the crusade??maybe you,d like to try driven quail one nite with me munsey

Sounds interesting ?

So many changes in our second favorite sport. Some hands off would be good for a couple of years !!

I love duckshooting. But its not what it was in my time which is bad my times is only a few years ago. Thats how fast its chaning.