I've seen it shot at pheasants, numerous times, by a long-time hunting partner. He shoots mostly modern autoloaders, hunts a preserve where nontox is required, and hunts public areas in MN and SD (and used to do the same in IA) where the rule is also no lead. So he made the decision to shoot it all the time. Me, I'll stick with lead as long as I can, and I'll fight like heck to make sure we can ALL stick with lead--until the nontox proponents can come up with the "good science" to show that it poses a real danger, to either the birds we shoot or to the humans who consume the game. That being said, I've seen wild roosters fly off crippled carrying both lead and steel pellets, and I've seen them killed with both lead and steel pellets. Although I'll never be convinced steel is as good as lead, I am already convinced it's better than its detractors are prepared to admit.
