Limiting lead exposure in indoor (and outdoor) shooting?

[O2HeN2]

So from someone who had a high level waaaay back when...

Some people's physiology makes them more susceptible to soaking up lead more readily than others. I'm one of them.

There was a group of us that were shooting at a range called the Gunbarrel here in the 'springs years ago (the range no longer exists). Basically all of our exposure was identical. On a whim I got my lead level tested. It was very high. So high it triggered letters from the state saying, quite literally, that they were going to take my kids away if I could not identify and mitigate the source (fortunately, I have no kids). Sorry, I don't remember what the number was.

Everyone I shot with immediately got their lead levels checked as well. All were zero to near zero. It was only me.

So yhea, do everything you can to mitigate exposure - but still get tested every once in awhile.

O2 (or should I sign this "Pb"?)

[Hoser]

Gunbarrel? Aka Caswell’s?

[BushMasterBoy]

The most common form of lead poisoning is from water pipes. I always distill my drinking water.

[O2HeN2]

Gunbarrel? Aka Caswell’s?

Yup!

Pb

[ray1970]

Compared to all of the lead based paint I used to snack on as a child, my exposure during firearm related events is minimal.

[Aloha_Shooter]

LOL, we used to eat lunch in between rounds when I was on the rifle team in high school. Coach got mad at us more because the digestive process apparently affected the consistency of our shooting than because of risks of ingestion ...

[battlemidget]

Lots of good info here. I'll add to keep 'range clothes' separate and out of the living space(shoes too).