Lead and monolith bullets

[ftrovato]

In the last few years I've taken around 35-40 animals with centerfire rifle cartridges.

Tiny Ten, Plains Game, Red Stag, Whitetail deer up to 2 eland and 2 buffalo.
.243, .280, .308, .338, .416 & .510 diameters.

Some with dangerous game solids. Others with Barnes coppers and I round it out with Swift A-Frames.

I have to think/observe that in my experience, most premium bullets manufactured today have leveled the field across many categories/classes.

The best ones are all incredibly reliable when used for its specifically designed task.

I think using the best is more important than deciding between bonded or solid copper.
But I do hate cleaning a bore after shooting coppers! (I find that Patch-Out & Accelerator are best for removing copper in a safe fast process).

 

[Tex .416]

Here are some scientific studies that might be of interest. The short answe is yes, ingestion of lead particles from hunting bullets can elevate lead levels.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26805912_Hunting_with_lead_Association_between_blood_lead_levels_and_wild_game_consumption

Similarly, ingestion of lead in game carcasses increases lead levels in scavengers and predators ingesting the remains.

https://science.peregrinefund.org/legacy-sites/conference-lead/PDF/0123%20Hunt.pdf

 

[Tex .416]

Well it looks like you looked in the lead.
How does multiple gun shots and bullets in a person contributed to lead problems?

Lead pellets in muscle and tissue poses very low risk of leaching into the surrounding tissue and blood stream compared to ingestion where the digestive process can carry lead into the blood stream as noted in the research paper I linked above.