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Summers said he has never tried nonlead ammunition, typically made with solid copper. He has a store of lead cartridges to ...

Big-game hunters get better, safer results with new copper bullets. Explaining why, however, tends to fragment in unexpected directions like an old-fashioned lead slug. Some readers may find this ...

Carl Batha, a retired DNR wildlife biologist, helped lead the workshop. He said his experience with copper bullets began last year when he "snuck a new .270 in the house" and wanted to load his own ...

You have waited a long time for your chance to hunt one of Nevada's much sought after mule deer, elk or bighorn sheep. You have invested untold hours at the shooting range, practicing with an ...

“Choosing non-lead ammunition is a smart choice for hunters,” said Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jason Batchelder. “Avoiding lead bullets and shotshells is beneficial to wildlife and safer when we ...

Most deer hunters have not switched to non-toxic copper bullets despite studies indicating that potentially toxic lead fragments disperse up to 18 inches from the wound channel in firearms-killed deer ...

Deer hunters can substantially reduce the number of lead fragments in venison by using copper or copper-encased rifle bullets or slugs from shotguns or muzzleloaders, according to a new Department of ...

SUN PRAIRIE - A little past noon Friday the range at North Bristol Sportsman's Club went "hot." But it was no ordinary shooting session. It was a demonstration of the performance of the most common ...