The Grand Baboon
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I have a question concerning the dangers of shooting indoors with regards to lead poisoning via a 22. LR.
I've read that once a lead bullet impacts a target (like a metal target trap) it produces "lead dust" that can become airborne and cause lead poisoning. I was wondering if the same can happen when shooting into a box of about a foot thick of old magazines backed with 2x4's with supersonic 22. LR rounds? For further clarification, the shooting would take place in a 30 ft long concrete storage room with 8" of reinforced concrete in all directions.
Would this be a bad idea, or should I just go bear the below-zero cold for a couple months until it warms up?
I've read that once a lead bullet impacts a target (like a metal target trap) it produces "lead dust" that can become airborne and cause lead poisoning. I was wondering if the same can happen when shooting into a box of about a foot thick of old magazines backed with 2x4's with supersonic 22. LR rounds? For further clarification, the shooting would take place in a 30 ft long concrete storage room with 8" of reinforced concrete in all directions.
Would this be a bad idea, or should I just go bear the below-zero cold for a couple months until it warms up?