Does 22lr lead free exist?

[rromeo]

Has anybody actually touched lead free 22lr? I have heard of it,but can't.find it anywhere. My experience searching ranges from stores saying yes, then never successfully ordering it, to being told there is no such thing.
Anybody? Where is it?
Thank you in advance.

[Dekker]

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp;jsessionid=3UAHHS4S4UYLFLAQBBICCOFMCAEFCIWE?id=0068451217105a&type=product&cmCat=froogle&cm_ven=data_feed&cm_cat=froogle&cm_pla=1200103&cm_ite=0068451217105a&_requestid=139660

Yar! There be the white whale you're looking for.

[rromeo]

Thanks. Everybody seems to be out of it, so that's why I was curious if it was a real product, and just not produced in sufficient quantities yet.

[IDPA4U]

CCI has a lead free .22lr coming out in a few months as well. They are calling it SHORT RANGE, because the heal of the bullet doesn't expand to fill the rifling like lead rounds so it tends to not be accurate past 50 yards. They also have a lead free .17 HMR but that one is as accurate as standard ammo.
From the mouth of one of their designers "I hate California. The last two years developing this have been very challenging." Everyone knows that not a single condor has ever died by eating the lead out of shot game, but at least they are providing us a solution.

[Vee3]

CCI has a lead free .22lr coming out in a few months as well. They are calling it SHORT RANGE, because the heal of the bullet doesn't expand to fill the rifling like lead rounds so it tends to not be accurate past 50 yards.

Great. In other words, it's useless for its intended purpose (small game) where precise shot placement is required for humane kills.

[tpf68]

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...questid=139660

Yar! There be the white whale you're looking for.

Don't expect delivery of that ammo from Cabela's anytime soon. I'm still waiting for 500 rounds I ordered from them back in May of last year. They keep pushing the expected delivery date back, and back, and back....

[twotap]

Unleaded. Another great gun control law for the children.
No ammo no worry about guns being used.
When are we going to wake up and smell the gunpowder??

[user]

lead-free 22lr

I read a write-up on a mfgr. in australia making the stuff about a year ago on another web-site,,, that was,,,rimfirecentral.com

[mif_slim]

CCI has a lead free .22lr coming out in a few months as well. They are calling it SHORT RANGE, because the heal of the bullet doesn't expand to fill the rifling like lead rounds so it tends to not be accurate past 50 yards. They also have a lead free .17 HMR but that one is as accurate as standard ammo.
From the mouth of one of their designers "I hate California. The last two years developing this have been very challenging." Everyone knows that not a single condor has ever died by eating the lead out of shot game, but at least they are providing us a solution.

They should just not make it AT ALL. That way the stupid law can say that ammo is available so we HAVE to use it. Right now, its "its not available..." so we can still use 22LR for game animals.

[Scratch705]

They should just not make it AT ALL. That way the stupid law can say that ammo is available so we HAVE to use it. Right now, its "its not available..." so we can still use 22LR for game animals.

if they dont make it then it would completely stop everyone from using .22lr to hunt in condor areas. since no lead-free ammo is available.

which is what the anti gun/hunters want. to keep making it so no one can do anything gun related anymore.

[rromeo]

I need it for varmint control. We have a ranch in Hollister, and the ground squirrels are all over the place. I understand that it's their land too, but we can't have horses braking legs.
The other option is the Socom 16, which is plenty of fun, but it can get expensive after a while.

[ChaparralCommando]

I need it for varmint control. We have a ranch in Hollister, and the ground squirrels are all over the place. I understand that it's their land too, but we can't have horses braking legs.
The other option is the Socom 16, which is plenty of fun, but it can get expensive after a while.

Air rifles are exempt and ammo's cheap. Plenty of wallop for the ground squirrels; I have shot many with mine. Or you can use a shotgun with lead-free shot. Not very fun, but does the job. Havaheart (aka easy-aim) traps are effective too.

[otteray]

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...questid=139660

Yar! Thare be the white whale you be looking for.

Fixed it for you

[short circuit]

Lead free 22

I need it for varmint control. We have a ranch in Hollister, and the ground squirrels are all over the place. I understand that it's their land too, but we can't have horses braking legs.
The other option is the Socom 16, which is plenty of fun, but it can get expensive after a while.

I am currently using 22WMR CCI lead free ammo on the little varmints. It is available at many local shops in Monterey county, and Santa Clara county, though I do not know about Hollister.

[mikengracie]

Natchez has it listed now.