Though there is no evidence that lead bullet fragments are a threat to human or wildlife health at the population level, some hunters are choosing non-lead bullets to avoid any risk. "Given the choice ...

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Big game hunters notice bullet performance, and all-copper bullets are proving their mettle in the field and at the range. To be honest, hunters resisted non-lead bullets for so long because they ...

ZUMWALT PRAIRIE, Ore. — Aiming a rifle loaded with a copper bullet rather than the standard type made of lead, Chelsea Cassens fired at an elk from 70 yards away, hitting it squarely behind its ...

The Copper Rose is a monolithic bullet with a high B.C. that produces dramatic wound channels. Tyler Freel I almost couldn’t believe what I was seeing as my knife split the inch-and-a-half-thick ...

New rifle and handgun loads have altered what hunters can reasonably expect from common cartridges, especially at longer ...

ZUMWALT PRAIRIE, Ore. — Aiming a rifle loaded with a copper bullet rather than the standard type made of lead, Chelsea Cassens fired at an elk from 70 yards away, hitting it squarely behind its ...

Davis says lead-core bullets designed to expand rapidly cause too much meat damage. Hammer Bullets are designed with hollow points that upon impact lose “petals” of copper surrounding the empty space ...

DULUTH, Minn. — Deer hunters are slow to switch to non-toxic copper bullets despite studies indicating that potentially toxic lead fragments disperse up to 18 inches from the wound channel in firearms ...

At first glance, the hoopla over lead-cored bullets seems to be yet another back door attack on guns. However, there may be something to it. The wise hunter goes for a heart-lung shot to avoid ...