Question about DRG bullets

carsmovies said:
But I thought I would live forever. Now you're telling me I won't?
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What's the point of living forever when you do nothing dangerous or adventurous?

If you want to give me plated bullets for free or the few bucks I pay for lead, I won't shoot lead anymore.
 
carsmovies said:
Ok so same can be said for second hand smoke too right? Lol. Either non smokers should wear respirators or get out of the room. Point is that we now have options to shoot cmj bullets which we didn't readily have years ago.
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You do realize that primers run on lead styphnate... You're getting exposed to lead compounds no matter what type of bullet people are shooting.
 
I use DRG bullets almost exclusively for my pistols. use about 20,000 a year. At about $30/500, they are very good value.

I use them in Glocks, too. All my pistols get two passes with a bronze brush as they go from the range bag to the safe. Little or no lead comes out. the Glocks do not build up any lead with that regime and I do not notice they lead up any more than the other guns.

I used to represent a major range backstop company in Canada and arranged range installations for a number of police forces. lead is a major issue for the police since their range has to meet work place standards - a much higher standard than a recreational range. The primer produces lead gas. Not good. proper ventilation will work. You want about 50 ft.min, laminar flow (no turbulence).

The other source of lead is the bullets smashing on a steel backstop. Plated bullets make no difference. They produce the same amount of lead dust.
 
Ganderite said:
I use DRG bullets almost exclusively for my pistols. use about 20,000 a year. At about $30/500, they are very good value.

I use them in Glocks, too. All my pistols get two passes with a bronze brush as they go from the range bag to the safe. Little or no lead comes out. the Glocks do not build up any lead with that regime and I do not notice they lead up any more than the other guns.

I used to represent a major range backstop company in Canada and arranged range installations for a number of police forces. lead is a major issue for the police since their range has to meet work place standards - a much higher standard than a recreational range. The primer produces lead gas. Not good. proper ventilation will work. You want about 50 ft.min, laminar flow (no turbulence).

The other source of lead is the bullets smashing on a steel backstop. Plated bullets make no difference. They produce the same amount of lead dust .
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Interesting, but it makes sense. Thanks for letting us know.
 
Armored Metal said:
Where can one find DRG bullets?
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We sell DRG, I don't have them on my web site yet but we have DRG projectiles.

If you like shooting lead they are a great projectiles and locally made, If you prefer FCP then we also sell CAM-PRO projectiles which are on the web site.

If you want a quote for DRG projectiles please PM or email me with what you want and I will reply with a quote.
 
carsmovies said:
Well since the ventilation systems don't go up range I couldn't care less. I'm not wanting the lead vapour coming from the gun from exposed lead bullets.
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Lead poisoning is a serious issue. I recall a police range officer being hospitalized for acute poisoning after 6 months on the new range. (Not a range I worked on. They ignored my advise that that air velocity was too high.)

Assuming you hold the pistol in front of you, and that the ventilation comes from behind you, you should not be exposed to much lead from the primer or bullet.

The airflow by you should be not too fast (about 50 ft/min you don't want eddies of air current as around you) and should be laminar flow. This is best achieved by letting the air into the room from the wall behind you through multiple outlets.

A good test is to take a can of baby powder with you and sprinkle it in front of you. If you get any on you -you have air turbulence.

With good air, your lead exposure with any kind of primer and bullet should be about zero.

My 2 cents in seeing many ranges is that too many think increased air flow will solve the lead problems. Not so. It makes it worse.

Also, if you have to walk down range to change targets, you are kicking up clouds of lead dust with your feet, defeating the airflow system.

The Savage wet trap is expensive, but effective and clean.
 
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