I have high lead

[1911Teacher]

Go to the 1911 forum and check out the reloading section. There is a lead exposure section with 109 post.

 

[Schwing]

Well, I just got back from the lab from my retest. I won't know anything for a day or so. I know the chances that the first test was wrong are slim but... I can still hope.

 

[Schwing]

My results were 27.6... still bad but they dropped 4.4 points in 8 days. I guess I am off the wagon for a couple of months.

 

[RustyFN]

Glad it is coming down.

I do have to question whether some of you guys who say you have never had a problem have actually been tested.

I have High blood pressure so I go in for blood work twice a year. Once a year I have her check the lead levels in my blood. It has never been over 8. I have been reloading for seven years and casting for six years. Like others said the easiest way to raise your lead level is to soot indoors in a poorly ventilated range. That's one reason I only use the outdoor range at the club I belong to. When the ventilation gets redone then I will go back to using the indoor range.