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lemmy.world

Legislation sounds very positive for the environment. The article does say that shooting ranges are exempt as they have lead/bullet recovery systems in place and this legislation is more about protecting waterways and forests from being (further) polluted with lead shot. Military and police are excluded probably for the same reason as almost all their shooting is on-range.

The article doesn't mention and I was hoping someone knows - what's the common alternative metals used for rifle rounds and shotgun shells? Steel balls for shotguns?

Does it make a big difference to shooting/ballistics, as the alternatives would be less-dense than lead?

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AnyOldName3reply
lemmy.world

A quick search says steel, tungsten and bismuth or composites including those metals are the typical replacements. Steel is cheap, and the other two are dense but more expensive.

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sh.itjust.works

I mean regardless of your position on hunting, it's also good to do this in general as it'll also mean those who clay pigeon shoot and similar won't be polluting specific areas with lead.

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karmareply
feddit.uk

The solution to the gun problem is always more guns

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bierreply
feddit.nl

Yeah that gun is going to do so much when the state bombs you or sends a drone.

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BroBot9000reply
lemmy.world

No, just statistically you are more likely to kill yourself with your own gun than kill a Nazi with it. 🤷

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