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Most gun owners use lead ammunition, yet half don’t practice hygiene behaviors after shooting (hsph.harvard.edu)
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[–] 14 points 6 days ago (3 children)

We would shoot steel core but the government considers it "Armor Piercing" so its banned from import and from a lot of states... So its lead.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    Steel bullets would also absolutely destroy 99.9% of rifled barrels. Which is the vast majority of them.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (1 child)

    They are copper jacketed, well the ones I have are. Also got a pile of Russian steel core before Obama banned their importation.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago*

    Yes, notice how it is shaped far more complicated than a normal lead bullet? Now why in the world would they make it so complicated if there didn't have to be a softer metal on the outside...? 🤔

    Lead is 1000% cheaper than that style of bullet. The only way changing out all bullets to (functional) steel would work is if you wanted to make it even more of a yuppie hobby in the US...

    Not to mention, such styles of ammo suck at dropping soft targets...

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