Lead Level ?

[lf19]

Have you had your lead level ever checked?
I had to stop shooting indoors due to my lead levels going above 25. I was shooting on average twice a week inside a building that although it had exhaust fans was still kinda smokey. Only jacketed bullets were allowed.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Ammunition and Reloading

 

[shibumiseeker]

Ammunition and Reloading

What was the point of this link?

Mine fluctuates between 5 and 10 depending on various factors. I usually have it checked once a year since I shoot and reload almost daily. It went down from a high of 20 once I started being more rigorous about washing my hands after shooting and cleaning the surfaces of my reloading room every couple of weeks.
It's ok though the INGO experts say that it isn't a concern...

 

[Leadeye]

I think I still have a few thousand pounds in inventory.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

What was the point of this link?

I misunderstood the OP, I thought it was a reloading type of question. Carry on.

 

[lf19]

Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Trying to determine if it is the frequency of shooting indoors, or is it more of the poor circulation/lack of air exchange in the building.

 

[david890]

Had a friend whose indoor shooting created enough lead particles in the air to kill his computer's HD. He didn't shoot inside after that.

 

[Jagunn]

You would have to shoot a lot and ventilation would have to be almost non existent to raise your lead levels to a dangerous level. I work in a steel mill and we have to have our blood drawn every six months to check our lead levels. Your levels would raise more from handling hygiene than anything else, like not washing your hands after shooting then eating right after words.

 

[CHCRandy]

I worked at a battery plant once and we would have blood draws monthly.....if levels were high we got sent home and paid until levels dropped. Them guys would come back to where we melted lead and would huff the fumes before blood test.....so the level would be high enough to get them time off. I only worked for that place about 4-5 days, just happened the week I started was test week......went to lunch one day and I never went back. I hated that place.