Steel pellets in early non-toxic waterfowl loads often rusted into a single homogenous mass, rendering them useless. Steel and guns For decades, the shotgun world abided the belief that steel shot ...
Lead Poisoning: A Historical Perspective. 13 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 14 Anderson et al. 2000. Ingestion of Lead and Non-Toxic Shotgun Pellets by Ducks in the Mississippi Flyway.