California: Lead Free Ammunition Required for All Hunting as of July 1

[Charlie T Waite]

July 1, AB 711 (2013), which NRA opposed, is now fully implemented, meaning that the taking of any wildlife with a firearm requires California hunters to use certified "non-lead ammunition". 

For more information on certified "non-lead ammunition" and other frequently asked questions click here.  Additional information can be found in NRA and CRPA's published Guide to Understanding and Complying with California’s Lead Ammunition Restrictions.  

Continue to check your inbox and the California Stand and Fight webpage for updates on issues impacting your Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage in California.

 

 

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

No .22 Long Rifle RF ammo is lead-free.........

Bet pellet gun sales go up...........

OLG

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

16 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

No .22 Long Rifle RF ammo is lead-free.........

Bet pellet gun sales go up...........

OLG

 

CCI COPPER-22

 

Almost promising... but really peters out after 50 yards.  'Bout eight bucks a box of 50.

 

But I want my lead back!  

 

 

 

 

 

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

On 7/3/2019 at 8:51 AM, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

No .22 Long Rifle RF ammo is lead-free.........

Bet pellet gun sales go up...........

OLG

 

Dangit, Lumpy... you're on to sumpin' here!

 

Per the California Department of Fish and Wildlife:  "Since pellet rifles are not firearms, the use of lead projectiles in pellet rifles is not prohibited."

 

So what's the biggest pellet rifles we can get?  Mebbe someone could clone Meriwether Lewis's Girandoni air rifle!  

 

 

[Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L]

15 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

So what's the biggest pellet rifles we can get?  Mebbe someone could clone Meriwether Lewis's Girandoni air rifle!  

 

How about 50 Cal? 

https://www.pyramydair.com/a/Air_guns/Air_rifles/150/calibers_0_5