Fragmenting bullets versus controlled expanding bullets

[ElPollo]

https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1237&=&context=hwi&=

That is the study everyone cites but no one can replicate.

 

[mt terry d]

My only complaint with fragmenting bullets is they wreck a lot of meat and shower the inside of the animal with lead particles. They kill fine, but if I am meat hunting I try to not use them any more or would neck/head shoot.

re: Lead in food.

Given two plates of meat: One is labeled as contains lead, and the other says it does not contain lead, everyone reading this thread picks the no lead meat to feed their family. They will do this regardless of what study they read about it that says eating lead is safe. And they do this because they instinctively know that eating lead is the bad option if given the choice not to do so.

My family will eat both plates of meat and think nothing of it.

If you're not "meat hunting" do you just throw the meat away from an animal you've not shot in the
head or neck?

I've never taken an animal to a processor. If there's bullet damaged meat it gets tossed for the magpies,
ravens, eagles, coyotes and the neighbor's dogs.

Much ado about nothing, as the saying goes.

 

[Southern Lights]

My family will eat both plates of meat and think nothing of it.

If you're not "meat hunting" do you just throw the meat away from an animal you've not shot in the
head or neck?

I've never taken an animal to a processor. If there's bullet damaged meat it gets tossed for the magpies,
ravens, eagles, coyotes and the neighbor's dogs.

Much ado about nothing, as the saying goes.

I'll take backsteaks/eye filets if they don't show blood shot and rear quarters. The rest I usually leave. I don't deny fragmenting bullets work. I just think fragmenting bullets cause a huge mess.

I've switched recently to monos as I got tired of bloodshot and waste. I don't have to worry about it any more. I can take more of the animal without concern. Also, I don't need to worry about the animals that may eat the carcass.

 

[Macintosh]

My family will eat both plates of meat and think nothing of it.

If you're not "meat hunting" do you just throw the meat away from an animal you've not shot in the
head or neck?

I've never taken an animal to a processor. If there's bullet damaged meat it gets tossed for the magpies,
ravens, eagles, coyotes and the neighbor's dogs.

Much ado about nothing, as the saying goes.

You clearly dont shoot deer as small as I do.

 

[omicron1792]

There is no argument over bonded & mono vs light cup and core
When you are multi species hunting In Alaska, or Africa mono or bonded is mandatory
Yeah yeah some one will chime in and say I killed my ? With a eldm in Africa
99% chance is they where hunting in RSA on a game ranch
Go to wild Africa and your PH will be very disappointed with you bringing match bullets
Same with any outfit doing nilgai hunts or non resident moose hunting

Just not true

 

[mtnbound]

It's easy if you don't want to deal with the possibility of lead fragments in an animal shot with rapidly expanding bullets, don't use them. Even some controlled expansion bullets can leave lead fragments, so your choice would be copper or something like the DRT bullets. I have used RE and CE bullets, and both kill when put in the right spot. Which bullet style kills better? Test for yourself.