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#565989 02/24/20 05:49 PM
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The lead has hit the fan. This won't help the vintage doublegun market in the UK
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Well, the game buyers are migrating to only buying game that has been harvested w/ non-toxic shot.

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It will destroy the shooting industry in Wales.
Perhaps KTM will become reasonably priced.


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Originally Posted By: ClapperZapper
It will destroy the shooting industry in Wales.
Perhaps KTM will become reasonably priced.


Since when does greatly increasing demand for any commodity result in lower prices?

I've always felt that one of the goals of the anti-lead ammunition zealots was to reduce participation in the shooting sports by making it less affordable to the masses. Reduce participation in shooting and gun ownership, and you have just eliminated a lot of opposition to new gun control laws.

Democrat gun owners should know all about this since they support and defend the most extreme anti-gun and anti-hunting politicians, right?


A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.

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The Dane assures us that steel won't rupture Damascus barrels but says nothing about its effects on chokes.

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The real interesting piece is all game shooting organizations in the UK are working to support the elimination of lead. They also want more Eco-friendly wads/shells. As Raimey said the UK will have trouble selling game shot meat in the supermarkets shot with lead. Has California's lead shooting ban reduced the cost of alternative ammo?

Another article from on the ban Lead Dead.

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Fox hunting was banned in the UK because it was easy for the antis to make it a class battle between Lord Winderschmere and the lovable but crafty Reynaud and his adoring fans. With estate game bird shooting it's not so easy for the antis to make an elite vs. the rest of us issue. With Estate shooting, many locals are employed at the estate and arguments have been made that local jobs would be lost if shooting birds became banned. With the collapse of the market for lead shot birds, something had to give. Fortunately for those that live in the South, this isn't going to happen in the near future and possibly ever.

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KTM is made by stamping.
It has never warranted investment in faster technologies, as the volumes have never been there.

There will be no commercial UK shooting industry if the game has to be disposed of in pits.
My favorite shoots have already invested in equipment to produce packaged pheasant and partridge, fear of lead ingestion limits it's commercial appeal.


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Originally Posted By: keith
Originally Posted By: ClapperZapper
It will destroy the shooting industry in Wales.
Perhaps KTM will become reasonably priced.


Since when does greatly increasing demand for any commodity result in lower prices?

I've always felt that one of the goals of the anti-lead ammunition zealots was to reduce participation in the shooting sports by making it less affordable to the masses. Reduce participation in shooting and gun ownership, and you have just eliminated a lot of opposition to new gun control laws.

Democrat gun owners should know all about this since they support and defend the most extreme anti-gun and anti-hunting politicians, right?


Bingo! We have a winner!


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I will have to say that in the back of my mind I'm thinking along the lines of Keith too. Are lead fishing weights next? What about the lead weights used for balance on the sides of auto tyres?


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