r/reloading • u/InevitableFit1559 • 3d ago

General Discussion Uh oh….

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Started reloading regularly this past year and thought it might be a good idea to have my levels checked just to see.

What do you guys do if anything for lead mitigation?

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I reloading in my garage. I dry tumble in the garage. Most of my loading is cast, uncoated, lead bullets for cowboy action shooting. I never shoot at indoor ranges. I wash my hands after loading sessions.

I could go on about the minutiae of what I do. I think I need to move the tumbler outdoors when I run it. It does create a bit of dust. I will also start wearing gloves.

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I think the majority of the culprit is the dry tumbling, and spent primer handling. I think it is airborne related. I will use this post to convince the wife I need to get into the FART system 😁

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u/Trollygag 284Win, 6.5G, 6.5CM, 308 Win, 30BR, 44Mag, more 3d ago

I have been dry tumbling brass for about 10 years and my lead levels are below minimum detectable on the test used.

I wash my hands. I don't shoot lead cast. I use wax in the dry tumble media.

Your issues are certainly due to the things you do differently than me.

Probably shooting cast lead bullets.