Lead Free Ammo performance good or bad?

Cali4x4 · Oct 10, 2020

Now that we have had lead free ammo for a couple seasons what does everyone think of the performance.

tailchasers · Oct 10, 2020

Got a 7 mag that's really likes ttsx and to be pushed fast. The performance is great too with every animal hitting the dirt in short order. They do foul a barrel though requiring more frequent and aggressive cleanings. I get about 20 shots then gotta scrub the barrel or accuracy suffers.

mtmuley · Oct 10, 2020

Look at Hammers. Factory ammo coming soon also. mtmuley

Lhedrick1 · Oct 10, 2020

mtmuley said:
Look at Hammers. Factory ammo coming soon also. mtmuley

Check out my recent thread in the guns shooting section. We killed a few antelope this week with Hammers and the results were excellent. Accuracy is superb.

1911 · Oct 10, 2020

Whacked a few animals with copper out of my .338 federal. Bull moose I put down ten years ago with it didn’t care for it much. But he died before he could tell me why.

Zeke · Oct 20, 2020

Lead-free for a couple years?
What about that Barnes X bullet I’ve been shooting for the past 3 decades?
Yes, they’re good and kill well.
Light for caliber and pushed fast seem to work best for me.
Zeke

projp · Oct 20, 2020

Been shooting Barnes in the majority of my rifles since the early 90's.
Terminal performance is what keeps me coming back

Lhedrick1 · Oct 20, 2020

This was the exit wound on a mule deer with a 146 gr Hammer (all copper) out of a 280 AI. Its not as impressive as the antelope we shot but the internal damage was scary. Not to mention that shock of the animal impact.

Homer · Oct 20, 2020

any entry or exit wound on a carcass with no skin.......was obviously adequate....

HiMtnHntr · Oct 20, 2020

I have had mostly good results with barnes copper. However, on a recent elk hunt I watched my son put 4 140 lrx into a bull behind the shoulder at 135 yards out of a 7mm-08. I'd have expected a bit more expansion, but on inspection the bullets just whizzed through, causing very little damage individually. I know they are more of a long range bullet, but ran them because they shoot well, and I've always had good results with barnes. The bull died, but not before several lrx pinholed him. I won't be using the lrx again...

appaloosa · Oct 20, 2020

Better than lead IMO

Gollywomper · Oct 20, 2020

Here is 2 bullets recovered from my sons buck last year. The first shot the petals broke of the bullet and were found in the hide on the entry. Deer went a lot farther than us should have do to the small wound channel. The second shot, the bullet expanded properly. So I am still unsure. These are Barnes ttsx out of a .243.

Homer · Oct 20, 2020

found on the entry??

Gollywomper · Oct 20, 2020

Homer said:
found on the entry??

Entry hole.

Lhedrick1 · Oct 20, 2020

Homer said:
any entry or exit wound on a carcass with no skin.......was obviously adequate....

Lol....took me a second but I get it

DW · Oct 20, 2020

I think they need to be cut to expand, hollow point almost. Weight retention is probably much better than lead. The bull I shot 10 days ago went 30yards after a Remington core lokt went thru his lungs and rested against his hide. Sorry Sageadvice, they still work!?

Homer · Oct 21, 2020

Gollywomper said:
Entry hole.

ah...yes....I reread..the petals were found there ...that makes more sense.....

The two bullets you show there are an example of perfect failure and perfect performance...interesting

Gollywomper · Oct 21, 2020

Homer said:
ah...yes....I reread..the petals were found there ...that makes more sense.....

The two bullets you show there are an example of perfect failure and perfect performance...interesting

Yes. I found it interesting/odd.

Gollywomper · Oct 21, 2020

DW said:
I think they need to be cut to expand, hollow point almost. Weight retention is probably much better than lead. The bull I shot 10 days ago went 30yards after a Remington core lokt went thru his lungs and rested against his hide. Sorry Sageadvice, they still work!?

I miss those core lokt. They shoot great out of my .270. Grouped better than the “premium” ammo I had tried.

Zeke · Oct 22, 2020

Choosing a bullet is as much a mind-game as it is a scientific endeavor.
Anyone remember the old adage, "expansion is desirable but penetration is essential".

Zeke

HntnWest · Oct 22, 2020

I would not be using them if I didn’t have to.

Cali4x4 · Oct 22, 2020

HntnWest, I agree. I am not happy with the performance of the nonlead ammo on the last to bucks I shot. I also miss Remington core lokt

Longun · Oct 23, 2020

got lots of the good stuff on hand for the rest of my hunting days

Wyosam · Oct 23, 2020

I find that people who are mandated to use non lead tend to dislike it, while places it is a choice copper is being adopted pretty broadly for performance (or a desire to not feed lead to the family).

DW · Oct 23, 2020

Wyosam said:
I find that people who are mandated to use non lead tend to dislike it, while places it is a choice copper is being adopted pretty broadly for performance (or a desire to not feed lead to the family).

It's in my pocket Sam. I'm not stripping or packin ribs so unless I decide to eat the 100 odd grains left in my pocket, should be good.

mtmuley · Oct 23, 2020

Copper kills just as well as lead. Gotta use the right bullet, and more importantly understand the differences in how the two kinds of bullets work. mtmuley

elkassassin · Oct 23, 2020

375 RUM!

Homer · Oct 23, 2020

nice bess....I don't remember that being a lead free shooter....

elkassassin · Oct 23, 2020

It's Not a KALI Approved Projectile!

Homer said:
nice bess....I don't remember that being a lead free shooter....

Homer · Oct 23, 2020

did you not notice this thread is lead free??

elkassassin · Oct 23, 2020

I Noticed it!

Just wanted to Show What Real Bullets Do!

Homer said:
did you not notice this thread is lead free??

elkassassin · Oct 23, 2020

Ya See!

In TARDville We Give the Animal 2 Chances!

One is with The Damage We Can Maximize!

Two is if the Animal Does Limp Off it's gonna Die of Lead Poisoning!