I guess I'll have run to Scheels, Cabela's, and maybe buzz over to De Soto, Iowa and check our Fleet Farm to see what they have in stock in .30-30 and .308 and try them out. With the bullets being more or less all copper in construction and a bit lighter than the standard lead based ammo, I wonder how much they'll be tossed around in the wind? May have to do some testing at an outdoor range.
I can understand why the ban on lead sinkers, but like everyone else the ban on medium and large game lead ammo doesn't make much sense. The one and only deer I've ever harvested was done within 50 yards using Remington Core-lokt 150gr .30-06 Remington 740. Hit the deer in the chest, it dropped for a moment and struggled to move and made it an additional 10 yards and collapsed. Ended up taking out a lung with the shot. Other than that, I haven't taken any shots on deer since either I wasn't ready, or I couldn't get a clean shot due to brush and couldn't see what was beyond it in case I couldve missed. If I'm not confident, I'm not taking a shot.
I guess what my point is, I fail to see the need to ban it. Other than people being careless and leaving rounds on the ground or misses....why wasn't this a bigger issue many years ago when I bet more people were out hunting.
Keep in mind, this isn't the first time they've tried to ban lead ammo in the state.
Here's the article;
https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/lead-ammo-ban-minnesota