Lead won't penetrate your skin - BUT

[MikeAllen]

Got some of this stuff today. Better safe than sorry I guess. It's true that lead won't penetrate your skin - BUT - your skin (i.e. hands) can carry lead into your body through your mouth, your eyes, etc. Like I said, better safe than sorry! Got it from https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CF77Q3N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They have two sizes.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Are hand washing and showering insufficient? Wearing gloves helps too.

 

[MikeAllen]

According to everything I've read/researched - hand washing alone will not remove lead from your skin.

 

[dizzums]

youll know if the squirrels start getting smarter than you lol ...

 

[rsfrid]

That's good stuff and it comes as a gel also for hand washing at home (such as after hand loading or handling pellets). It removes other heavy metals as well. Don't forget to suds up with soap after using this as it only floats the heavy metals from pores and if you leave the residue on your hands it will still get into your bod.

 

[dasman]

Was curious about this. Thx for posting this!

 

[MikeAllen]

@rsfrid thanks for the additional information. Was not aware of that extra, and important step.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Well y'all certainly taught me something. Thank you all. I'm glad I'm in the habit of wearing gloves when handling lead, but I guess I'll look into this.

 

[wyshadow]

I always wondered if I still had lead on my finger tips after a chrony session and washing my hands. Thank you for the link.

 

[LMNOP]

I can also recommend; the taste goes above and beyond munching on unseasoned pellets.

 

[Leatherman]

I hate to admit it but as a kid I used to put pellets in my mouth for a quick reload. Also lead can penetrate your skin. Somewhere between 4 and 8 hundred feet per second. 

 

[Ripper]

I hate to admit it but as a kid I used to put pellets in my mouth for a quick reload. Also lead can penetrate your skin. Somewhere between 4 and 8 hundred feet per second.

I remember putting split shot in my mouth when I was fishing. The ones that had the little ears on the back so you could remove the split shot. I remember years ago at work I had to make a bunch of submarine ballast out of lead. Had to make the molds first then melt the lead and pour it in and after they cooled had to drill and counterbore screw holes at an angle on them. My hands were black every day for about a month. I don’t even worry Handling pellets Anymore because the damage probably has already been done.

 

[jking]

Well now this explains a lot of things. I thought it was just my wife. lol good stuff seriously though. Way back when we were kids we use to play with mercury and make a penny turn silver, damn lucky to be alive I guess.

jking

 

[Peskådot671]

Thanks for the linky. I just placed my order. Hopefully it goes through because Amazon listed only 1 left in stock. I'll admit that I sometimes forget after a shooting session to thoroughly wash my hands before doing anything else.

+1 to you

 

[Ezana4CE]

Well now this explains a lot of things. I thought it was just my wife. lol good stuff seriously though. Way back when we were kids we use to play with mercury and make a penny turn silver, damn lucky to be alive I guess.

jking

I had to laugh at this. The stuff we do as children.

 

[MikeAllen]

@jking - my wife is the reason I looked this stuff up in the first place! I too played with mercury - got it in a little cup from my dentist! So... follow the science? Doctors are always right? NOT!!!

 

[MikeAllen]

@Peskadot671 two sizes are listed if they can't deliver the one you ordered. Also other brands!

 

[2fast2furious]

Hand wash after use for 25 years and shooting over 100,000 lead pellets. No problem. 

 

[MikeAllen]

Got it - I used to run with a #2 pencil in my hand and never shot my eye out with my BB gun either! Still alive and able to see through a Hawke Vantage 6-24x44 scope clearly!

 

[OldSpook]

I see a number of people have replied to this thread. I don't know what a dangerous dosage of lead is even. I see people really worried about handling pellets. If you're that worried about lead poisoning maybe you should just leave off shooting? Honestly if you simply keep your hands out of your mouth at the bench and wash them before you eat your supper. Maybe refrain from picking your nose while you're shooting, you'll probably be just fine.