Lead on your hands

[AnEnemyAnemone]

Don’t know how many times i spit shot out at the supper table or bit sinkers on fishing line

I grew up waterfowling in the 80s. The only shot I ever used was steel, so the only danger in spitting it out was to my braces. Actually I guess that's more dangerous, cuz my dad would have killed me if I popped them loose!

 

[Dogowski]

Don’t know how many times i spit shot out at the supper table or bit sinkers on fishing line

My buddy and i used to go quail hunting and after grilling them and eating their was a lot of plates dinging from the lead shot being spit out on their plate! Lol

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

Don’t know how many times i spit shot out at the supper table or bit sinkers on fishing line

I did the same. How many shot did I swallow? Hopefully none, but now that my remeberer isn't working so well, I gotta wonder if any went down with the rabbit stew?

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

I grew up waterfowling in the 80s. The only shot I ever used was steel, so the only danger in spitting it out was to my braces. Actually I guess that's more dangerous, cuz my dad would have killed me if I popped them loose!

Your dad's wrath was a bigger issue to worry about than lead poisoning was for me.

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

So I heard that taking Vitamin C with plenty of water helps flush out any lead or heavy metals in the body (helps avoid sore muscles from lactic acid build up during strenuous activity, too). Lead poisoning usually isn't a sudden thing, it accumulates in the body over time, as I understand it, and it is more harmful to kids due to interference with brain development, than to adults with supposedly already developed brains (myself excluded ). So take extra care with your kiddos!

 

[Dogowski]

So I heard that taking Vitamin C with plenty of water helps flush out any lead or heavy metals in the body (helps avoid sore muscles from lactic acid build up during strenuous activity, too). Lead poisoning usually isn't a sudden thing, it accumulates in the body over time, as I understand it, and it is more harmful to kids due to interference with brain development, than to adults with supposedly already developed brains (myself excluded ). So take extra care with your kiddos!

I better add vitamin C to my regimen now! There's not very much in the adult multivitamin i take. Thanks!

 

[Roamin Greco 1]

I better add vitamin C to my regimen now! There's not very much in the adult multivitamin i take. Thanks!

Just drink a lot of water with Vitamin C.

 

[Blue Dog]

I'm curious what you folks do about leaded fingers. I'm used to washing my hands when I'm done at the range, but I'm not used to handling lead directly... at least not this much. It's weird having lead-darkened fingers for an hour or two while shooting. Anyone do anything about it while shooting, or do you just accept it as part of pellet gunning and wash up afterwards?

For removing lead residue from your hands in the field, the most effective cleaners are specialized lead‑removal soaps—far better than regular soap or wipes. Products like D‑Lead, Hygenall LeadOff, and Tactical Grit/GSR X‑Out are specifically formulated to neutralize and lift lead so it doesn’t stay on your skin.
Alcohol, soap and water, home hand wash is INNEFECTIVE! Lead residue does penetrate the skin. If the field, use approved lead removal products.
What Actually Works for Lead

To remove lead from skin, you need a cleaner that uses:

• Chelating agents (EDTA or similar)
• Surfactants that lift metal particles
• Abrasive or exfoliating action (in some formulas)


These are found in:

• D‑Lead Hand Soap
• Hygenall LeadOff
• GSR X‑Out / Tactical Grit (waterless)
• Heavy Metal Hand Cleaner


These products are specifically formulated to bind, lift, and remove lead, which alcohol cannot do.

 

[Scriv]

Wash your hands after shooting, reloading, bullet casting, etc. Use cold water, and you've done what you can. I took a job as a range master for a bit, and they tested me before I began. After decades of handling lead bullets, shooting at crappy indoor ranges using these techniques I had no appreciable lead in my system.