ilcannone

For the love of god, go to a supermarket like ASDA that sells game e.g. pheasant and it will clearly stipulate the bullet thing. Why is this such a shock to people now? Would one rather bite on a bullet without any prior warning and go through legal hell? I doubt it. Not to mention it's ONLY A CHANCE NOT A GUARANTEE!!!

come on people get a grip!!!

nancypants

rapidex

Pheasants are shot with pellets from a shot gun, not bullets.

ilcannone

My point still stands regardless of your straw clutching.

Wozza2404

As someone who once enthusiastically bit a piece of shot in my dinner at Thornbury Castle, costing me a trip to the dentist, I'd both appreciate and heed the warning.

ilcannone

Now this is sense.

simon stingray

Was it the same dish-Venison stew?

It would be nice to see what this looks like if anyone has a pic they can post.

callum9999

Your point didn'td stand as you're ranting about something no one has complained about...

BertieBadger

Yes, but sadly I didn't think to take a pic

UKtravelbear

ilcannone

Of course, please, forgive me o mighty one, for I have forsaken the common opinion on here.

AnaTravel

Of course pheasants are shot with pellets. Hence the warning often given to diners unaccustomed to shot in game birds. It looks like something has been lost in translation at BA regarding venison and the use of the word bullet. An amusing thread.

chris87

Jagboi

Lots of bullets have a lead core, but they are covered in a copper jacket (thus the phrase "full metal jacket") so the lead is covered in copper. As a general rule, you wouldn't want to use as cast lead bullets in a rifle anyway. It's ok in large calibre handguns, such as a .45 where the muzzle velocity is slow (about 800 ft/sec), but not in a fast rifle. The rule of thumb is to keep muzzle velocity under 1000 ft/sec for lead bullets, otherwise you get lead transfer to the barrel of the gun, which affects accuracy of subsequent shots and is hard to clean out. A typical rifle bullet velocity is just under 3000 ft/second, so quite unsuited to to plain lead bullets. I can't recall ever recall seeing a non-jacketed bullet in rifle calibres.

I think the disclaimer in the BA menu is a legal thing, and the chances of actually finding a bullet fragment are quite small. Usually a jacketed bullet will pass right through the animal intact. There is a possibility a plastic tipped bullet was used, those mushroom upon impact, but it would likely be a portion of the copper jacket you might find. Even then, they tend to stay in one piece. Good news is the chances of lead contact with the meat is basically zero.

You'd have to be very close and lucky to kill a deer with a shotgun, I can see why it's illegal. You'd probably just injure the animal, not kill it.

AnaTravel

I was alluding to the wording being more in line with pellet fragments found in birds. I'm aware of how deer are shot. It is highly unlikely that a fragment of bullet would not be taken care of in the butchery process. Never have I known anyone to have a problem of this kind.Venison and pheasant are used often at home but not sourced through supermarkets or deer farms. Never have I seen a warning of this kind on a restaurant menu regarding venison. Game birds, yes.