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FWIW when I was a lad of ten (61 years ago) every boy had a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun carbine. These guns had a small orifice in the lower part of the barrel as I remember. De reguer for the day was for every boy so armed to carry his tube of lead BB shot in his cheek most of the day. To reload the gun nothing was more adroit than the pursing of lips around that loading port. Most of my boyhood buddies are still alive and in moderately good health for men in their 70's. Just my two cents worth. Chopper

If I recall correctly those BBs were coppper...

Wrong, the ones we bought were pure lead cal. 177. Chopper,not copper.

Well I can't talk about 61 years ago...But 51 years ago the BBs were copper washed Steel and bounced more than a rubber ball...If one carried their ammo in their mouth the gun would be all rust by the time they got home...believe me I saw a lot of friends with Red Ryders,Pumps (model 25 I think?)and BSA Golden Eagles with the inside of the barrel and the screw in barrel (whatever they call that thing)all orange....to say nothing of permaturely drying out the piston washer....Art

177 cal sounds like a pellet gun...not BB... Be carefull Art or "You'll put your eye out!!"....

While I was not around in those glory days I do know that they made lead shot for BB guns. I have several empty containers that use to hold lead shot. One of my favorites is a Winchester that is in the form of a shotgun shell. Looks like about a long ten gauge size. I bet the boy who got that one had one heck of a Saturday, as long as he did not put someones eye out.

Congratulations... I guess. But all that has exactly nothing to do with a lead shot ban.

I know you guys don't want to believe it might be a good idea to ban lead in some situations, so go ahead and fool yourselves. But if you wanted to understand the issue you could actually read up on the science of the topic.

Banning lead for waterfowl makes lots of sense and has had a measurable impact on waterfowl populations in the Mississippi and other flyways. How that rolls over to other situations I don't know, but if you won't have much credibility with these other situations if you don't get around to understanding the basic issues involved.

Lead is what it is. A metal that can be highly toxic under certain circumstances. Maybe ya'll ought to study up just a smidge.

Brent

Brent

I have. You have not.

The circumstances you talk about are few and far between. They are so small that they would be called statistically insiginificant.

What Brent knows, is that science is not pure gospel.
Results for the agenda driven papers are bought and sold.
Find me a cause, and I'll buy the science to back it.
In the world of publish or perish - cash is king.

I been told I have lead in my azz and I'm still doing fine.