[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

This is a bad law on many counts:

1. There just isn't the sound science to show that lead hunting bullets are a problem in most of California. Restricting hunting ammo in the whole state based on limited impacts sets a bad precedent.

2. Undoubtedly, other states will attempt to follow California's precedent to drive up shooting costs and reduce hunting effectiveness in other states.

3. Now that CA has banned lead in hunting ammunition, it will be more acceptable for them to impose a ban on lead in all firearms ammunition.

4. The lead-free ammunition that is currently available is less accurate, less aerodynamic, and offers less performance than lead based designs. The velocity window for reliable expansion is much narrower. Greater barrel friction reduces muzzle velocity at a given chamber pressure and lower BCs and higher expansion thresholds combine with increased wind drift to reduce effective range.

5. Prices of lead free ammunition are much higher, increasing not only hunting costs, but also increasing practice and preparation costs for hunters who wisely prefer to prepare and practice with their hunting ammunition.

6. There are some applications (like culling nuisance animals in urban or suburban areas) where government agencies and other professional culling agencies prefer or require subsonic ammunition. Lead free bullets that expand reliably at subsonic speeds are unavailable in most calibers.

Fortunately, the statewide ban on lead does not come into force until 2019, giving CA voters a few years to roll back this nonsense.

I never said it was a good idea did I?