Disturbing report about toxic levels of lead exposure to shooters..

[Ceska]

Keep in mind that after acute exposure to heavy metals most of them bind to tissues and are not circulating in the blood.

The most accurate way to determine if there is heavy metal toxicity is through a "challenge" test using a provocative chelating agent.

If this is actually a worry for any of you PM me.

 

[enefgee]

I'd be far, far more worried about the carbon tetrachloride that I smell in some gun cleaning solvents, than about lead levels. This doesn't make me fat lazy and uncorncerned, it's just that p*ssing your pants over lead exposure while giving yourself brain cancer with cleaning solvents doesn't seem that logical to me.

 

[Onagoth]

How much does a blood test cost for this?

 

[Gurkha]

Hi LegiOn and Rivalen,

Thanks for the responses. It all sounds pretty straight forward. I know what you mean about wearing gloves, especially with small parts Rivalen, that is why I have never been one to wear gloves in the past.

I’ll take your advice, I don’t want to neglect it completely but I don’t want to take it overboard and show up to the range looking like I’m ready for chemical warfare like I have seen some people online suggest, haha.

 

[burnaby]

Radiation from an IPAD 3 would worry me more as it's an unproven product, could turn out to be the next asbestos.

Lead has been around forever and it's effects are well known. Of course careless handling will kill you, good news is our chemical saturated environment will likely kill you way before the lead gets a chance.

Please post vid if you do ever don a hazmat suit at the range.

 

[freeflier]

Here's a very down to earth video I encountered that pretty much sums it up what I've learned so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKs8vir4_6k

 

[3strokes]

.......... inhaling/ingesting lead ........been linked to stunting brain development.........

Who'd a-thunked it? Liberals and Dippers be shooters?

 

[burnaby]

Good news is the vid had about 3:42 worth of info. Bad news is it took 17:42 to slowly reiterate the few points all of which has been beaten to death on this thread.

Vaguely recall he mentioned about the danger of reloading with the little slivers of lead that may be scraped off the bullet. Unless you swallow it just use same precaution for handling the lead bullets.

PS, sorry I feel asleep during the course of the 17+ min. several times thanks to the dude's monotone voice so may have messed up the details.

Here's a very down to earth video I encountered that pretty much sums it up what I've learned so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKs8vir4_6k

 

[freeflier]

Good news is the vid had about 3:42 worth of info. Bad news is it took 17:42 to slowly reiterate the few points all of which has been beaten to death on this thread.

Well at least it wasn't a Nutnfancy video.

 

[burnaby]

+1, Motto for Nutnfancy must be why say it in 2:40 when you can say it in 24:00.

Well at least it wasn't a Nutnfancy video.

 

[4n2t0]

The ex-skydiver is worried about the long term effects of lead? :stfun00

 

[4n2t0]

At least I got a new signature out of this...

Second time I'm suggesting that the mods lock this thread!

 

[3Gun Jim]

It all depends on the range. My work pays for me to get tested on an annual basis. Since moving to our indoor range, my lead levels have been much lower in my blood compared to when we were shooting outdoors. Also, we switched to unleaded(meaning primer) ammo indoors.

 

[Unagi604]

Wow, in the short time you've been involved in firearms you've alienated yourself both online and in person.

You make a good teacher, we can all learn from your mistakes before you're BANNED, you are a certified sh!t stirrer

sounds about right, just searched up that dvc thread and im starting to feel we didnt get the full story on that one. he is at the very least consistent if nothing else.