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Copper vs Lead on deer

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  1. BJE80

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    So what do you use out of your rifle? What kind of bullet (brand) do you shoot?


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    Have 150grn Swift Scirocco's loaded in my 7mm REM. A-frame designed bullet. Although, I will likely switch over to a Barnes TSX soon. 100% weight retention and no lead is hard to beat.

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    I have a Savage Model 14 in a .300 WSM.... I use Federal Vital-Shok, Barnes Triple-Shock X, 165 Grain, Lead Free...this Barnes bullet flat out drops em! The only problem is the Barnes bullet might be hard to come by here soon in a Federal Ammo.
     
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    385 grain partition gold in a sabot in my 12 gauge. It does the job!!
     
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    The reason I bring it up is I've shot core-lokt for years and they work. But lead in the venison is something I'm more concerned about now that I am feeding the deer to my young ones. I'm toying with changing to copper. Let me say though I don't think I need to change and my core-lokt works but just thinking about it.


    What do you guys think? 100% weight retention sounds pretty cool.


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    The remingtons?

    I shoot the grey box winchesters, 180 .308. They are cheaper and shoot the best out of my gun.
     
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    Copper jacketed lead sabot. The only thing that will die from lead poisoning is the deer :) .
     
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    I don't think lead poisoning is anything to worry about when eating venison.
     
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    I don't think it is either. But that lead goes somewhere. Kids make you think about things you never think about when it is just you. LOL
     
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    Well, just my opinion, but it is a lot healthier for kids to eat a deer that was shot with a lead bullet than to eat the majority of meat sold in the supermarket.
     
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    30-06 Winchester Ballistic tip Silver Supreme, 168 grain. Muzzleloader I shoot Power Belt, 292 grain. I eat whatever is shot without worrying about what killed it. LOL
     
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    I'm shooting Hornady Superformance with the 130 gr. GMX. My .270 loves it and I've gotten great performance out of it. 95% copper, 5% zinc :tu:
     
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    FYI, I wasn't personally afraid of lead, just thought it was the right thing to do.
     
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    The lead is rubbed off as it goes thru hide, bone & the wound channel. The meat around there is always nasty & I cut it out anyways so I can't see any amount of lead making it in to my edible meat. Even when I shoot copper solid solids from my slug gun, the wound channel meat is trimmed off.

    That said I am a big fan of Hornady XTP bullets for my handguns & the remington copper solids from my slug gun. I dont really rifle hunt anymore but I used to use the core lokts.
     
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