Poisoning

I wear a industry ones like those wore by range officers, other than being asked for help a lot as people thinking I'm a range officer...I don't feel silly at all.
some people just don't care, and laugh at you for not being man enough, just like my neighbor who is a painter, he never wear masks, never change his clothes, never wash his hands, act like a big man that he is,
now he suffers from memory loss at age of 43, all his kids have autism or developmental delays, and he still believes his job and lack of precautionary measures have nothing to do with it.....

I leave my shoes at the door, shower and change my clothes as soon as I get home after a shooting session, you can eat off my living room floor because my wife keep it so clean(not with chemical floor cleaners, just soap and water) , I wash my kids hands immediately after they have played outside.
call me a pussy, but my kids are smart&happy, and my family is healthy, and that's all that matters to me:)
 
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Boolitcaster said:
I have been casting weekly and sometimes daily for the past four years. I don't wear any breathing protection, but cast outdoors and am mindful to work in a cross breeze.
I shower and change clothes after each casting session and am careful to wash my hands if stopping to eat or drink.

With these precautions my lead levels in my blood have not increased. I get tested annually.

Of note, many years ago I had elevated lead levels due to shooting and working in indoor ranges almost daily.
All of those ranges have since been closed due to inadequate ventilation causing lead poisoning.
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Yeah for sure, it all comes down to doing it properly.
 
been casting and shooting lead bullets for a long time(.22lr is lead as well btw even with the copper wash) I have never had a problem even when casting indoors(basement with a fan facing out of a window) I have gotten sick when some zinc got into the mix not fun
 
wow alot of sillyness here ,

if your doing alot, of lead shooting esp inside and you start to get head aches and achey joints i would lay off for a while and see a doctor.

that easy
 
FWIW I've cast bullets for some over 50yrs, shot at indoor ranges for 20 or more, continue to shoot cast at outdoor ranges(there aren't any indoor ranges here) and to this point, at 71, I haven't had any ill effects. Just don't breath or eat the dust.
Grouch
 
if bad, has similar effects to zinc. fever, headaches, flulike symptoms. achy joints for about 2 days. elevated lead levels in your body, but those dissipate over time. Had it when i was about 14, and am much more careful about it now. i have very acceptable lead levels, according to my Dr.
Zinc(metal fume fever) can kill you very fast. know of a US blacksmith who died recently from just that. Jim "Paw Paw" Wilson. Google him.
 
We had a local guy in the Hamilton Ont area who used to cast for many years without proper venting and I remember going into his shop holding my breath while he was casting because the smoke was so thick . he did this for many years and it finally caught up with him . he was'nt a bad guy either and he taught me how to reload .

the last time I saw him years ago he was Green and when I say Green I meen it . and yes from what understand he passed away from Lead poisoning . but he casted in a small area and for many years and tens of thousands if not millions of bullets eating sandwitches in front of me with dirty hands .

as for worrying about lead poisoning from shooting at my range or when I get into casting I don't think so .
 
I used to shoot a lot indoors with a 1911 comp and lead and 22LR. According to all my blood work I'm still in norm. Despite black boogers and hacking up black ####.
 
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I guess we've all done this. Easiest way to reload a crack barrel.

Correct me if I'm wrong here boys, but isn't it proven that lead ingestion causes Correct me if I'm wrong here boys, but isn't it proven that lead ingestion causes retardation in children? cou:
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solid lead does not cause harm, lead dust and vapor are dangerous......and I'm saying this in general, not against anyone....if the IQ is low to begin with, another double digit drop is not immediately obvious.
 
cement head said:
We had a local guy in the Hamilton Ont area who used to cast for many years without proper venting and I remember going into his shop holding my breath while he was casting because the smoke was so thick . he did this for many years and it finally caught up with him . he was'nt a bad guy either and he taught me how to reload .

the last time I saw him years ago he was Green and when I say Green I meen it . and yes from what understand he passed away from Lead poisoning . but he casted in a small area and for many years and tens of thousands if not millions of bullets eating sandwitches in front of me with dirty hands .

as for worrying about lead poisoning from shooting at my range or when I get into casting I don't think so .
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Is this the same fellow who had two Lee Production Pots one mounted above the other? If I recall the upper one melted the lead & it got poured into the lower unit which he filled his moulds from. I stopped at a gun shop in Hamilton in the late '80s & recall the smoke & the smell, sad to say I can't recall the name of this shop.
 
I read an study report recently where fumes from melting pots (electric I believe) were measured for air borne lead levels. Measurements were taken at different locations. If I recall correctly the air borne lead levels were below norm. I was mildly surprised as I was always told different. I will have to find it again and post a link to it.
 
A lot of half truths in this thread. This topic comes up every year or so, here is the coles notes;

Most Doctors are not well trained on heavy metal poisoning.

If you have a concern seek out a Doc who is trained in Chelation therapy.

After acute exposure to heavy metals, the metals will be deposited in other tissues and not freely circulating in the blood.

A "challenge test" (using a chelating agent to pull heavy metals out of tissues) is the best way to test for chronic heavy metal toxicity.

Personally, I worry about welders more then shooters, but after a few decades it never hurts to get checked.
 
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