New Remington Lead Free Ammo: Disintegrator Varmint and Copper-Solid
Remington have released two types of lead free ammo. The first is the Disintegrator Varmint in .223 Rem and .22-250 Rem., both with 45 grain bullets. Disintegrating ammo is normally lead free so that in itself is no special. It is a pity they have confined their offering to two calibers (and not 6mm for me 
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Now you see him. Now you don’t. Introducing new Disintegrator® Varmint. Loaded with new lead-free frangible bullets that meet the requirements of non-toxic hunting areas, this ammunition delivers radical, explosive expansion that shatters the capabilities of conventional lead core/copper jacketed bullets. Because they break into tiny fragments at impact, Disintegrator Varmint bullets will not ricochet, offering added peace of mind wherever you shoot. Extremely tight manufacturing tolerances combined with our industry-leading components produce tiny groups on paper as well.
The second lead free ammo is the Remington Premier Copper Solid. Because copper is lighter than lead the bullet has to be longer to hold the same weight, this results in a very high ballistic co-efficient, which in turns produces good long ranger performance. The downside is that copper is much harder than lead so the bullet will give the barrel a very hard time. It will be available in 30-06, .270 Win, .243 Win, 300 Win Mag, 7mm Rem Mag and 308 Win.
For 2009, Big Green is proud to launch a truly superior bullet design onto the lead-free scene. While our new Copper Solid™ complies with non-toxic regulations, it dispatches big game with lightning authority in any neck of the woods. It delivers extremely deep penetration with nearly 100% weight retention and has a sleek ogive profile with a polymer tip and boat tail base that gives it outstanding flight characteristics. In fact, it’s one of the finest extended-range lead-free hunting bullets we’ve ever offered due to its extremely high ballistic coefficient. At impact, the polymer tip acts as a wedge, plowing through a built-in expansion chamber and initiating a mushroom that’s consistently 1.8x bullet diameter – creating a large terminal wound channel from close range to the farthest reaches of your shooting ability.
Remington .22lr ammo is misfire galore, one in every fifty from my own experience. Hopefully their lead free .22lr ammo is better then the lead version.
Good news for us hunters in CA. Hopefully they will offer more calibers soon and even the bullets for us reloaders.
“The downside is that copper is much harder than lead so the bullet will give the barrel a very hard time.” I thought we always have to coat bullets designed for muzzle velocities much over 1500fps in copper specifically so the lead doesn’t contact the rifling and melt to it. How does extending the copper jacket to the core hurt the barrel?
My name is James Johns founder of Hardwork University Inc.( please check out the site) I am looking for suppliers of all size rounds lead free types I would like to know if you are that supplier and if so please send information concerning your products time fram of first major order will be approx. 18 to 21 mo upon locating a quality and consistant supply chain
please send information to
Hardwork University Inc.
Attn: James Johns
136 E. Ravenwood Ave.
Youngstown Ohio 44507
Respectfully
Requesting
James Johns