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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 1401633" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>I've never found duck to be greasy but I'm limited to shooting wood ducks and I love them. One of my favorite dishes is smoked Mandarin duck with wild rice. Its really delicious. I own some property known as the Horseshoe and its a duck haven. I used to just shoot them with no 6 low brass lead shells and didn't have any problem killing them with this but now, by law, you have to buy these "certified" steel shot duck rounds and they are expensive and just seem to maim them. I don't know if its too much velocity or if its the steel that passes right through. </p><p></p><p>I don't agree with this lead restriction. While I won't argue that lead could be toxic I think this is one of those regulations that is based on the possibility rather than the probability of it harming the ducks. I can't see where this is very likely since lead sinks and within no time the lead will be a foot or better under the muck. Also if you look at the increase in duck numbers you have to wonder how this happened if lead was killing so many ducks. </p><p></p><p>Incidentally, this same mindset has transferred over to defense and there is a mandate that all military bullets will be lead-free by 2020 or so. I have a friend who owns an ammunition factory and he gave me some of the prototypes he is working on to meet this mandate. They are zinc based alloy and are much less dense than a lead bullet. This will work out to higher muzzle velocities but I don't know how this will equate to impact energy downrange. Last I talked to him his work in this area is on hold because I think this mandate will soon be scrapped.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 1401633, member: 4362"] I've never found duck to be greasy but I'm limited to shooting wood ducks and I love them. One of my favorite dishes is smoked Mandarin duck with wild rice. Its really delicious. I own some property known as the Horseshoe and its a duck haven. I used to just shoot them with no 6 low brass lead shells and didn't have any problem killing them with this but now, by law, you have to buy these "certified" steel shot duck rounds and they are expensive and just seem to maim them. I don't know if its too much velocity or if its the steel that passes right through. I don't agree with this lead restriction. While I won't argue that lead could be toxic I think this is one of those regulations that is based on the possibility rather than the probability of it harming the ducks. I can't see where this is very likely since lead sinks and within no time the lead will be a foot or better under the muck. Also if you look at the increase in duck numbers you have to wonder how this happened if lead was killing so many ducks. Incidentally, this same mindset has transferred over to defense and there is a mandate that all military bullets will be lead-free by 2020 or so. I have a friend who owns an ammunition factory and he gave me some of the prototypes he is working on to meet this mandate. They are zinc based alloy and are much less dense than a lead bullet. This will work out to higher muzzle velocities but I don't know how this will equate to impact energy downrange. Last I talked to him his work in this area is on hold because I think this mandate will soon be scrapped. [/QUOTE]
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