California Regulations

[Jenkinsd]

Effective July 1st 2019 non lead ammo will be required when taking any wildlife with a firearm anywhere in California.

[Redthies]

Well, at least you can have more than 7 shots again

So does anyone make “non-lead” ammo for hunting rifles? Maybe some nice surplus depleted uranium rounds?

[Mags]

Firearms Regulation Reference
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... law#p82837

[Mags]

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Manufacturers and Retailers of Lead-Free Bullets
http://www.leadfreehunting.com/buynow

...So does anyone make “non-lead” ammo for hunting rifles? ...

[Ojaileveraction]

Hunting with a 22lr is going to be hard. 17HMR is easy to find as is 17wsm, 22mag is out there also. Monolithic bullets for Center fire has been around for sometime and has ramped up in the last couple years. I think there are now green bullets and loaded ammo in every center fire I have.

[Redthies]

That’s interesting to know. All my waterfowl hunting is lead free. What are they using for the bullets, how does it affect stopping power, and how do your barrels like the green ones?

[Rifletom]

Mags put up a couple of links with info. Barnes, Nosler, Hornady and a few others make non-lead bullets. Also loaded ammo is available with such. Sucks for .22LR tho, as there really isn't any decent/accurate .22 ammo out there yet. Oh well.

[Jenkinsd]

Hunting with a 22lr is going to be hard. 17HMR is easy to find as is 17wsm, 22mag is out there also. Monolithic bullets for Center fire has been around for sometime and has ramped up in the last couple years. I think there are now green bullets and loaded ammo in every center fire I have.

Are the hot springs still running?

[Ojaileveraction]

Are the hot springs still running?

Can't get past the fence, That's a big ole thing.

[Jenkinsd]

Mags put up a couple of links with info. Barnes, Nosler, Hornady and a few others make non-lead bullets. Also loaded ammo is available with such. Sucks for .22LR tho, as there really isn't any decent/accurate .22 ammo out there yet. Oh well.

Did a lot of dirt work in the Country back in the 70's

[Jenkinsd]

Are the hot springs still running?

Can't get past the fence, That's a big ole thing.

It used to be wide open late 60's early 70's

[JEBar]

we use Nosler E-Tips for hunting ===> https://www.nosler.com/ballistic-tip-lead-free-bullet/

best source I've found to purchase them is from SPS (Shooter's Pro Shop) ===> http://www.shootersproshop.com/nosler-p ... e-tip.html

when they get ones we want in stock, we load up .... we have 5 boxes of 50 30 caliber 167 gr'ers on their way right now .... the last time they had 30 cal 180 gr's on sale last Jan we bought 5 boxes

a major plus for us is the E-Tips pattern very close to comparable Nosler's Ballistic Tips http://www.shootersproshop.com/nosler-p ... c-tip.html which SPS sells at really good prices .... we now practice with Ballistic Tips and when necessary hunt with E-Tips

[Ojaileveraction]

I've 50 30-30 E-tips, 20 Barnes 45-70 TSX 300gr fn. With 0 hunting med game prospects I think I'm covered for now.
I am waiting for the Nosler bkem 243 Etips to come back into stock from SPS.