Anyone wear surgical gloves while reloading?

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I know guys who wear them when they're taking the brass out of the tumbler because the media gets somewhat toxic after awhile and also because they don't want to get the oil from their hands on the brass. Anyone go to that extent? Supposedly factory ammo has never been handled since they're all put into plastic shell holders with automated machines but we all ended up handling each cartridge when loading and unloading unfired rounds. Does it really make a difference? I haven't so far but I think wearing them to get the shells out of the media doesn't sound like a bad idea.

I've done enough research to learn that lead and other heavy metals are easily absorbed into the body. What are your thoughts on this?
 
I don't do anything that I have to worry about finger prints on the cases so I don't bother. The lead is covered in bullets I use so that is not a concern for me. Getting them out of media might be a good idea.
 
I always wear Nitrile Gloves when I clean my Brass, or remove from tumbler ( liquid Tumbling). No need for Surgical ones, they are expensive, just make sure your gloves are not Latex ( skin Allergies). Your fingers might have small cracks. I wouldn't care about getting oil from my hand on the brass ?!! Just a cleaner approach :)
 
Only when using liquid Alox on cast bullets. Don't know what it's made out of (souls of the damned, ground up leprechauns?) but it is nasty stuff that sticks to skin for days otherwise.
 
I do, but just for taking clean brass out of the tumbler and putting them into their storage bins, just so the acids on my skin don't tarnish the brass over time.
 
I don't worry about greasy finger prints on my clean brass, since I lube it before resizing anyhow. So no: I'm wet tumbling, no gloves anywhere in the process.
 
Had to process a ton of brass this past spring, ended up with a bout of dermatitis from it, lasted a few weeks. Made me take a 2nd look at wearing gloves, which I do most times now, depending on the task at hand.
 
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Nope. Can understand someone in the industry handling toxins daily but doubt the amount a home reloading deals with is anything more than what is in the normal environment. Now if you are still sucking your thumbs that changes the equations so don't suck your thumbs.
 
I don't wear gloves when taking out of the wet tumbler, but thats just clean water after I've rinsed the pins out.. While reloading I usually wear purple nitrile gloves, just to save my hands from getting all nasty/black. I work a office job, and rather not have dirty fingernails and such. If its just loading powder and seating bullets I may not bother, but sizing, trimming/chamfer/debur I wear gloves. It's partly also due to me wanting shiny golden ammo, and with the sweat on your hands the brass tarnishes faster.
 
Yes, most of the time. If my hands are the least bit sweaty I put them on. I don't want my brass to start to get that bad finish from oils on my hands.
 
I only wear surgical rubber gloves in the American reloading forums sunray is in now that you kicked him out of this Canadian forum. The gloves keep any stupidity from working their way through the mouse and keyboard.

I have a love hate relationship with this forum now that your Canadian Zombie sunray has infested our American forums.

I hope all your duct tape dries out and Holmes on Homes tears all your houses down. :slap:

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