Hey members, nOOb here, my wife is a falconer and received some dove breasts that were shot. She wants to feed them to her hawk, but needs to know if there is any lead shot in them. Is there a reasonably priced detector out there that can do this? Thanks in advance.
Lead pellet detector?
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Cherry Picker
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Probably your best low cost option would be the Tesoro Compadre. I'm not sure that those $50 detectors would detect a lead pellet, but I know the Compadre can.
I would suggest a cheap probe but I have never used one so I'm not sure they would detect a lead pellet either.
I would suggest a cheap probe but I have never used one so I'm not sure they would detect a lead pellet either.
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Maybe a handheld pinpointer would be enough, since the meat on a dove is not that thick. Garrett Pro-pointer has a side scan function which should work. Be easier to handle than a full size detector. Other cheaper pinpointers might work also.
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Rather than a pin pointer, what you'd probably want is a metal detecting wand, like they use at airports to "pat you down" with, if you trigger the main detector when you walk through it.
I had thought of one of those, but I'm not sure how little of an object they can detect. But, like Bazetech said, if they are steel, we don't have to worry about it. I'll check into that. Thanks.
