LEAD-FREE Shooting Ranges in DFW?

[Trepanist]

Hi all, was wondering if anyone knew of lead-free ranges in DFW? I doubt there are any yet, but wanted to ask. If not, what are the alternatives to practicing at a range. Thanks in advance!

 

[dogtown tom]

Trepanist Hi all, was wondering if anyone knew of lead-free ranges in DFW? I doubt there are any yet, but wanted to ask. If not, what are the alternatives to practicing at a range. Thanks in advance!

None.

Son.......you're in Texas....guns shoot lead bullets here. California is the place you want to go for lead free ranges.


Alternatives? Buy your own 50 acres and you can shoot all you want.

 

[animator]

There's ranges that don't like the steel bullets (magnet test, anyone??), but I've never been to one that wouldn't allow lead. Figured that was mostly a left-coast thing...

 

[LouisCipher777]

lol. lead free ammo costs twice as much and performs half as well. you would be hard pressed to find enough people in texas in a high enough concentration to support a lead free range. My suggestions for you are to either... A) Build your own range where you can set the rules, or B) Move to Austin, you might get lucky there.

 

[Jesse Heywood]

If you are truly concerned about lead inhalation, your best bet is an outdoor range. www.alpinerange.com is where I frequented when I lived there.

Also read this thread on lead poisoning. www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=307170

 

[hnk45acp]

Wear a mask designed for lead and try to shoot Total Jacketed bullets if possible. I was shooting at an indoor range and my lead number was 31 (normal is between 3-6). I started wearing a mask and within a year got the number down to 7 which is amazing.
If you are worried about lead exposure:
1. wear a mask
2. get total jacketed rounds (no lead vapor)
3. try to find ammo with lead free primers although the primers account for very little lead .
4. get your blood tested every 6 months

 

[2WheelsGood]

I frequent one that requires you to buy their ammo, which is TMJ (Total Metal Jacket) because of the lead. They'll let you use your own, but finding TMJ is difficult.

 

[brickeyee]

try to find ammo with lead free primers although the primers account for very little lead .

The lead styphanate in the primer ends up in a form that is easily breathed in and then absorbed (it ends up in a real witches brew of compounds that contain lead and can be absorbed easily).

The metallic lead in the bullets is a minor hazard since very little is actually vaporized by the powder gases driving the bullet down the barrel.

If no lead is exposed on the base of the bullet ALL the lead is going to come from the primer.