Originally Posted by
BC312
Lead projectiles don't leach into the ground, dissolve into a liquid form or break down into dust. If you go out and metal detect and find a lead bullet the immediate surrounding soil is not contaminated, the lead from the projectile stays within itself.
Is that supposition based upon appearance of the finds or have you taken soil samples from where they were discovered and had them analysed?
People who have been there focus on the fundamentals. People who sit at keyboards all day focus on the trivial and inane.