Well, If you lead them correctly you shoot mostly head and neck. That doesn't always happen though so you have to look for that stuff when you clean the birds. An occasional pellet will sometimes make its way onto your plate still but not too often. Whenever I get one that caught the shot in the breast I make sure that one goes on my plate and I chew softly!!
Came to say this. And it’s all steel shot now anyway.
I never used steel shot, not enough punch. I use bismuth all day but I get your sentiment, most public places are non-toxic. I even use non-toxic where it's not required though because I don't want to ever be using the wrong stuff.
Never thought about it but lead shit was good for a reason. TIR: things I read. Fact: No other non-toxic shot has a performance pattern so close to lead as Bismuth Shot.
That would imply that that led is superior. Why? Seems the imperfections in lead help to break up the surface tension of the air, like a golf ball.
Never gave it much thought. I just shoot. One year, I had a perfect shot record, actually one under par.
For every bird I shot at, one fell. Besides one, where I happen to hit two birds.
Then the next year I ran through 3 cases and didn’t hit one bird.
It’s like I forgot how, or was over thinking it.