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Offline Birddog 1

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need help
« on: July 27, 2007, 09:11:32 AM »
OK i will word it a bit differently you cant use lead any more in 2 Army reservations Camp Roberts & Hunter Liget they have gone green. What could I use in a 54 1/48 barrel, what would you recommend.........a barnes bullet ? if so how well will they shoot in such a ML rifle could you load them with a patch ? would the shorter of the 2 be better? I really don't want to go bye a inline ::) I need your help here. TIA Nim
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Re: need help
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2007, 10:40:56 AM »
I would just go else where to hunt. And tell the army to kiss where I can't.
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Re: need help
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2007, 05:00:11 PM »
Say what?   Just what in sam hill do they think is inside those copper jackets?  Cream of wheat?    Freaken dumb as dirt bureaucrats did this!     Anyway, if you really have no where else to hunt,  there were some sabots made for shooting modern bullets, kind of like the old accelerator loads.   They may work in your gun, if the rifling isn't too deep.   

With all the crap the gov't does, release of tear gas in training, firing shells, exhaust pollution, what about the copper pollution from jacketed bullets. etc,  they are worried about 2 lbs of lead being deposited annually on how many acres?     
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Re: need help
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2007, 05:38:21 PM »
I agree this is a ridiculous law.  But, if you want to hunt there, go with the Barnes bullets with sabots.  These are SOLID copper... not jacketed.  No lead at all.

I believe the 48 twist will stabilize the Barnes but haven't tried them in a .54 so not sure.  I'd start with the 275 grain as it is a little shorter.
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