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Safe firearm storage may reduce blood lead levels in children (www.brown.edu)

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[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What do the lead free bullets do to the bore? Lead is one of the more lubricious metals available.

[–] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 23 hours ago

It's fine. Most rounds are jacketed these days anyway, and copper fouling is pretty easy to clean away. Lead is just cheap and easy mass for the same space.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Good question

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I dunno about you but I've never thought about sticking bullets up my butt. Until now.