No flack intended here. Has there ever been noted dangerous levels of lead detected in people eating game birds? All the lead bans are centered around wildlife eating game remains left in the field, or ducks eating lead from the bottom of wetlands, lakes, streams, etc.
I don't bitch too much about using non-lead for big game since I've seen the proof of lead left behind in meat. Plus, the copper bullets work so well. Recover a bullet and weigh it, that'll tell you how much lead in left in the meat.
I've never bitten into a pellet (and I've eaten my share of game birds), but I have had pellets fall out into my dinner plate.
But I get it.