arcticap
54 Cal.
Check out this topic from a few years back by Roundball on using brass balls. https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/field-report-solid-brass-prb-in-58cal.81324/#post-1025954
I would think that the materials composing hunting projectiles would need to be approved by CA Wildlife authorities and be declared as being non-toxic.
Californians cannot simply legally hunt with projectiles just because they think that they're safe.
They may need to be proven to be safe by certified lab analysis and then listed by the agency as being acceptable.
Brass may indeed be eligible to be approved as being non-toxic when it comes from a particular supplier.
But I don't know if that's the case in CA concerning any and all brass balls that happen to be for sale on the open market place.
Concerning the toxicity of brass, someone on Quora wrote:
How much brass is safe for a human to ingest?
"...brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Lead is often added in concentrations of around 2%. In California, lead-free materials must be used for "each component that comes into contact with the wetted surface of pipes and in pipe fittings, plumbing fittings and fixtures." On January 1, 2010, the maximum amount of lead in "lead-free brass" in California was reduced from 4% to 0.25% lead. Lead-free brass usually contains silicon, as a replacement for lead..... So, how much lead is safe to ingest? The clear answer is none. "
Last edited: