Colorado Lead-Free Pilot Program

And is that their policy or the law?
Fairly sure it's policy, but the range is right on a wetlands with lots of birds that is protected, so it's possible there's a regulation requiring that policy. I'm not sure. And it is government owned and operated. I've never seen anyone there on the shotgun range.
The next closest range has shotguns going all the time. Lead shells are fine there.
 
Yes. Look 7 posts up from yours on this same page.

Norma also makes the evostrike, which is similar to the DRT bullet but with tin instead of Tungsten. DRT also makes powdered copper instead of tungsten that's cheaper.
The BC's are horrific due to the density of tin being so low, but for close range work it wouldn't matter.
Must have missed them I’ll look at those yeah tungsten is probably the real answer too bad it’s so dang pricey
 
I see you never answered either one of my questions, why?

Have raptor populations increased or decreased over the last 40 years? Do windmills or lead from big game bullets kill more birds?
Missed them...

They're up. But they're not worried about raptors in general, which are the ones that are up. They specifically mention eagles and condos. Eagles benefited from captive breeding programs and condos aren't up.

I've never seen real data on how many birds windmills kill, but the point they'll counter with is that because they're helping climate change they are a net positive for the planet and species.

And I'm not agreeing with either of the above.

I'm saying if we're going to hold their feet to the fire demanding good science and accurate statements, we need to do the same.
 
Fairly sure it's policy, but the range is right on a wetlands with lots of birds that is protected, so it's possible there's a regulation requiring that policy. I'm not sure. And it is government owned and operated. I've never seen anyone there on the shotgun range.
The next closest range has shotguns going all the time. Lead shells are fine there.
Yeah, that sucks.

Wetlands seem like an odd place to put a shotgun range!
 
Yeah, that sucks.

Wetlands seem like an odd place to put a shotgun range!

Ranges are often on or near otherwise marginal real estate. My public range in Delaware was surrounded by wetlands. Because that made sense from a land use perspective a hundred years ago.


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It's not what we're talking about here...

Why do so many gun guys love straw man arguments?
You are the one that said it was hyperbole and isn’t happening then when you get corrected and someone shows that it’s been tried you act like that’s not where the conversation shifted. That might not have been what the conversation started at but that’s what you responded to.

It’s not a straw man argument when there has been a bill introduced to do that.. also if you want to see what laws are going to be passed or attempted in states like Colorado that are shifting left, look at what California has done in the past.
 
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