Fishslayer
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
I've been shooting & reloading for right on three years now. Generally 2 or 3 sessions a month. I shoot mostly moly coated "black" bullets & plated. Had my checkup recently & had them run my blood for lead.
Doc called last week. Said not to worry about it. Level was "normal."
Got a package from the health dept. today that said my level was 18ug/Dl (micrograms/deciliter). Did some research & found that 25ug/Dl was enough for an "occupational incident" and that 2ug/Dl was "normal." I'm not really impressed with my doctor.
I always thought I was fairly careful but after this wakeup call I gave it some serious thought.
OK.
1. No more brass tumbling indoors. It makes a dusty mess that I'm pretty sure isn't good.
2. I usually wear blue nitrile gloves when reloading, handling dirty brass & when emptying cleaned brass. That will now be "ALWAYS." And a mask while dumping media out of the cases.
3. No more shorts at the indoor range. My knees are usually black from policing my brass. I'm sure that black dust has a goodly amount of lead in it.
4. Gloves for policing brass. I'm a sweeper & scooper. My hands are usually black after a session. I always wash immediately after but pretty sure I'm absorbing some.
5. Range clothes go right in the washer.
Anybody have other suggestions? Thoughts?
Doc called last week. Said not to worry about it. Level was "normal."
Got a package from the health dept. today that said my level was 18ug/Dl (micrograms/deciliter). Did some research & found that 25ug/Dl was enough for an "occupational incident" and that 2ug/Dl was "normal." I'm not really impressed with my doctor.

I always thought I was fairly careful but after this wakeup call I gave it some serious thought.
OK.
1. No more brass tumbling indoors. It makes a dusty mess that I'm pretty sure isn't good.
2. I usually wear blue nitrile gloves when reloading, handling dirty brass & when emptying cleaned brass. That will now be "ALWAYS." And a mask while dumping media out of the cases.
3. No more shorts at the indoor range. My knees are usually black from policing my brass. I'm sure that black dust has a goodly amount of lead in it.
4. Gloves for policing brass. I'm a sweeper & scooper. My hands are usually black after a session. I always wash immediately after but pretty sure I'm absorbing some.
5. Range clothes go right in the washer.
Anybody have other suggestions? Thoughts?