Comments on: Lead poisoning and testing for lead http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/01/lead-poisoning-and-testing-for-lead/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Canti http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/01/lead-poisoning-and-testing-for-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-30652 Canti Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:22:51 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/01/lead-poisoning-and-testing-for-lead/#comment-30652 That message to instructors is very true. Don't underestimate lead poisoning, especially in air. I used to shoot several indoor matches with an awesome group of people. We were all shocked when our beloved leader and range officer came down with serious lead poisoning. The circulation downrange was not effective as in the shooting stalls, and long hours of weekly competitions and training took its toll on the man. He has since stopped shooting indoors, and had to stop shooting for several months. Please take caution, step outside and get some fresh air! That message to instructors is very true. Don’t underestimate lead poisoning, especially in air. I used to shoot several indoor matches with an awesome group of people. We were all shocked when our beloved leader and range officer came down with serious lead poisoning. The circulation downrange was not effective as in the shooting stalls, and long hours of weekly competitions and training took its toll on the man. He has since stopped shooting indoors, and had to stop shooting for several months. Please take caution, step outside and get some fresh air!

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]]> By: Michael http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/01/lead-poisoning-and-testing-for-lead/comment-page-1/#comment-30444 Michael Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:07:36 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/01/lead-poisoning-and-testing-for-lead/#comment-30444 I shoot quite a lot, 2 or 3 times a week. High powered rifle and handgun are the ones a most often shoot. I am 54 years old and have kept this shooting pattern for at least 40 years and have had several lead and other heavy metal blood tests with results being very low levels considered in the normal range. But I find your warning to be of good sense in that some folks like to shoot non jacketed stuff of which I simply don't touch or shoot and not for reason of exposure. I like loading only the good stuff. It is still much less expensive to load jacketed ammo than buying factory, even if I'm loading the expensive stuff like Nosler partition, Gold Dot, and so on. Michael I shoot quite a lot, 2 or 3 times a week. High powered rifle and handgun are the ones a most often shoot. I am 54 years old and have kept this shooting pattern for at least 40 years and have had several lead and other heavy metal blood tests with results being very low levels considered in the normal range. But I find your warning to be of good sense in that some folks like to shoot non jacketed stuff of which I simply don’t touch or shoot and not for reason of exposure. I like loading only the good stuff. It is still much less expensive to load jacketed ammo than buying factory, even if I’m loading the expensive stuff like Nosler partition, Gold Dot, and so on.
Michael

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