lead poisoning

[esheato]

Great news!

Ed

 

[GreenFurniture]

Just thought I would post an update. After 10 months of no indoor ranges my lead level has droped from 20mg/dl to 12mg/dl. I still shoot almost every weekend sat & sun IDPA/USPSA. Just no longer indoors.

That's great!

Does your local indoor range check their air quality and change their filters regularly?

 

[Soybomb]

I'd be interested in having the blood work done myself some time. The most accessible range for me is sadly an indoor range some distance away and I'm not sure their lead cautions are that great. I always wind up tasting it, they have carpet runners and brooms at the lanes for brass sweeping, etc.

I am trying to be extra cautious myself and wearing gloves when cleaning, etc.

 

[Parvenu]

do you mean that from firing a gun you can get lead poisoning? or is it just sweeping up the bits of bullets?

 

[91Bravo]

I shoot indoor smallbore over the winter; the only time the fan gets turned on where I shoot is when the older members can taste smoke or can't see their targets. When we're done, a couple of them dry sweep the brass into a dustpan, then dump it into a mesh screen box and shaken over the trash can to seperate the brass from the debris on the floor. I try not to be in the room while the sweeping and shaking are going on. "We've always done it this way". This is in a Guard armory range with posted instructions including mandatory use of the fan system at all times when shooting. The main reason for not using the air system? It's loud and interferes with being able to chat.

 

[Spot77]

do you mean that from firing a gun you can get lead poisoning?

Some people say you can get it from being on the wrong end of a gun too.

jmorris: Glad you're healthier!

 

[JohnKSa]

do you mean that from firing a gun you can get lead poisoning?

YES.

Both the vaporized lead from the bullet/bullet base and lead compounds in the primers can be inhaled and result in lead poisoning.

You can also ingest the lead residue left on your hands if you're not careful to wash up before eating/touching your face/smoking/etc.

 

[BullfrogKen]

pax said: What I have always understood is that if you can taste the lead in the air, you are getting a pretty large dose of it.

I always wondered why my boogers tasted so good after a trip to the indoor range . . .

 

[torpid]

I always wondered why my boogers tasted so good after a trip to the indoor range . . .

Yeah, they do!
Thanks for not hoarding them.

 

[JohnKSa]

I have no response for that...

 

[Walkalong]

Too much information dude.