|
|
Article: Dust In The Wind -- Handloading Frangible Bullets.
- Article from:
- Guns Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Publishers' Development Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Efforts to eliminate a shooter's exposure to lead from bullets have taken a number of different tracks. The simplest solution is just to avoid exposed lead on the base of the bullet. One of the best examples is Speer's TMJ (total metal jacket) design that plates a layer of copper over a lead core. Other variations "encapsulate" the lead by covering it with a washer of jacket metal.
This is a considerable improvement. Studies have shown that the bullet is responsible for up to 80 percent of airborne lead at the firing point.
There are other approaches though. Some makers eliminated the lead core altogether and replaced it with a non-toxic element such as ...