US Army Switching to Environmentally Friendly Bullets

Getting rid of lead

The U.S. Army is taking the expression "get the lead out" quite literally and switching to lead-free, environmentally-friendly bullets.

The Army's Picatinny Arsenal is working on a "green" version of the M80A1 7.62 mm bullet, which troops are supposed to start being issued in 2014, according to an Army press release.

Comments

[Ted Levy]

Also, dead bodies in vicinity of used bullets...excellent fertilizer.

[Anders]

Don't bother concentrating on war fighting, concentrate on running ships on algae and firing so called 'green' (wtf) bullets.

We're screwed.

[Juice]

They already switched from lead to depleted uranium. It's done wonders for the environment.