One of the biggest mistakes is that of referring to all non-lead shot as 'non-toxic shot' which implies we somehow accept that lead is therefore toxic in nature. Even common table salt is toxic if you eat enough; and so is lead if you are stupid enough to ingest enough. Most lead shot passes through the system intact without causing much harm. How many people do you know wh have died from eating it? Why is the area around well established clay pigeon shoots not a mass of dead and dying animals? Because lead is not that toxic that it needs banning. It is just convincing those who pass laws to understand this and for us to not allow those who seek to ban shooting in all its forms by cusing laws to ban lead shot to be enacted. There are plenty of new guns that can handle steel. Steel is a very poor alternative to lead and probably cripples more than it kills. I won't use the rubbish. It's o.k. for clays as the disciplines can be adjusted to cope with its poor ballistics. It will be a sad day for shooting if lead is banned. Bismuth and Tungsten will be in such demand that there will be a great shortage worldwide and game shooting will be priced out. I would like to see good concrete evidence that it is harmful. If shown that is the case I will be the first to stop using it and give up shooting. Lagopus.....
