Actually, acording to the newsarticle, he's a hunter, Ranger. So, I'm not privy to his motivation. But it doesn't bother me in the least. Been hunting with all copper bullets for years (Barnes X and TSX). Not only do they not contain any lead but 19 consecutive one-shot kills with 5 different non-magnum, "marginal" chamerings (of which the 280 Remmi is the largest), tells me I'm onto a good thing.