Can you tell me more about lead-free bullets?
A reader is curious. Bruce Potts offers some advice
The traditional Eley .22LR subsonic lead bullet and the lead-free CCI .22LR version
Q: I see CCI now makes lead-free .22LR ammunition. Can you tell me more?
A: The debate about the eco-friendliness of non-toxic ammunition continues. Lead-free .22LR ammo makes a lot of sense because a vast quantity of lead ammo is shot every year.
The trouble is the alternatives to lead are usually a lighter metal or sintered materia – for example, compressed copper as in this new CCI amoo – and is therefore much faster than standard 40gr .22LR ammo.
Over my chronograph the lead-free CCI ammo achieves a velocity of 1,842fps. This makes it loud and, in my guns, it is not particularly accurate.
Testing out .22 centerfire ammunition for small species deer
The .22 centrefire may have a bad reputation for deer work, but with prudent bullet choice it is certainly up…
Up to what range are my .22 bullets still effective?
On the ammo box it says .22 LR subsonic are dangerous up to 1½ miles – can one of these…
Due to the light 21g bullet weight, it loses energy quickly – from muzzle to 30 yards teh velocity dropped from 1,842fps to 1,564fps.
I would like to see accurate subsonic lead-free bullets that are not too heavy and long so they stabilise in a normal .22LR barrel.
