But maybe not bright enough to have actually tried it before coming to those conclusions?
To be fair, and probably to your surprise, I accept we will have to use lead alternatives. I have no deep ideological opposition to non-lead. I do have grave reservations as to whether it is fair to the quarry. I know that it is a measure forced on us by our enemies and presented as a "fait accompli" by a lethargic, crooked and incompetent coterie of representative bodies who are not fit for purpose. That does rather grind my gears, as it does a number of my learned and more proficient brother stalkers on this forum. I am concerned that this change will increase the incidence of wounded deer and not actually be of any health or environmental benefit whatever.
I have plenty of lead factory ammo and have no interest in piddling about at this stage zeroing and re-zeroing. I like to use what I know works and get used to one thing. Chopping and changing is not for me. Choose a tool you know works well and stick with it. When stocks get too low, or the deadline looms, I will try it, hopefully using the information provided by Smellydog, Tim Brayford and others who have the time, money, brains and inclination to try the various options. They are bright boys and I have every faith that their findings will help me when the time comes. In the meantime I -like many on here- will keep knocking deer over using what we have and what we know will be most effective. The longer I can delay having to confront the reality of running deer or spending hours poking expensive and potentially ineffective rounds up the pipe in the search for a winner, the better. I suspect that by the time the deadline comes around there will be a far greater choice of options in a broader range of calibres and configurations. I will have learned how to home load probably (factory loads are so good I have felt no need until now) which will again increase the options. I hate having rubbish flogged to me or lies peddled and dressed up as fact by people I know are bent, or hungry eyed floggers of "Stuff" desperate to flog more "Stuff".
For the stalking I do and the shots I take, I am reasonably happy that the impact will be minimal. I am just not a starry eyed fwit who laps at every bowl of milk put before me. I am not suggesting that you are.
The one thing that really really worries me, and keeps me awake at night is the risk of injuring one of God's creatures using substandard kit. He will expect me to account for that. In the deer's boots, would I prefer lead or copper? Give me whatever transfers energy quickest, expands best and ends the debate with the least suffering.. Right now, I reckon that is lead.
