what do you use to wash your hands

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icexige

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just want to know what you guys use to wash hands after shooting or cleaning. strangely, there aren't many products out there for this purpose. only thing that i found was d-lead? what do you guys use?
 
I've always used soap and water. Recently, the range where I shoot has equipped the rest room with some lead-remover soap (maybe D-Led?). It's there, so I use it there. At home, when cleaning my guns and when reloading, I wear nitrile gloves from the auto parts store, so lead exposure is significantly less than when I worked bare-handed.
 
Soap and water has always been fine. People do not realize how many toxins are in a spent round. Those who use their hats to pick up brass should think twice abut what they are putting in their hat and transferring to their heads.
 
When I worked in my dads machine shop my favorite hand cleaner was 20 mule team borax mixed with dawn dish washing liquid. It cuts right through grease and grime. It works well for when you get grime from working on your car.

But for normal stuff always dawn dish soap and water.
 
Most important is to know why you should wash hands, and then don't forget to wash your hands and face. The type of soap is probably secondary.

Don't eat, drink, or smoke. The firing line is no place for picnic. If you do that, you don't need to worry about washing your hands or the soap.

-TL
 
Here's the guidance the NRA provides.

http://www.nrainstructors.org/InstructorAdmin/docs/s823bdknbas/BPSLIDESLESSONIII.pdf

• WHILE SHOOTING OR CLEANING A GUN, REFRAIN FROM EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING OR PLACING HANDS CLOSE TO THE MOUTH
• AFTER SHOOTING OR CLEANING A GUN, WASH HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND COLD WATER
• CHANGE AND WASH CLOTHING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER SHOOTING OR CLEANING A GUN​

I have heard/read two reasons for suggesting cold water and I'll provide them as I've heard/read them:

1. That warm water opens the pores of the skin which could allow some lead absorption/retention. Using soap and cold water removes the contaminants and minimizes the chances of getting contaminants into the skin pores.

2. Lead salts are more soluble in warm water.

I'm not entirely sure if the second reason is true or why it would be undesirable to more easily dissolve the lead contamination. The first reason has a ring of truth to it, however.
 
Certainly, I wash my hands with soap and water when I'm done shooting (or handling dirty brass, prepping brass, or reloading), but I also keep some hand wipes on hand to use during my range session. It's something I picked up when I used to shoot lead and my hands would get dirty quickly. I no longer shoot lead, but my hands get dirty from the brass I pick up, so I like to get the gunk off before absorbing anything bad or spreading it to my gear.
 
Keep a tube of hand cleaner and a towel in my range bag for initial cleanup, then follow up with soap and hot water ASAP.
 
We keep Dawn dish washing detergent on the sink. It seems to clean the smudges off better than regular hand soap. I always use that when I get home. I Keep a pack of disposable wipes in the truck for hand cleaning that I use before I leave the range.

Never heard of using cold water instead of hot. Makes sense and will be part of my future cleaning process.
 
Standard hand soap or dish detergent and I keep a bar of LAVA hand soap in the laundry room for really ground in dirty hands!
Works for me !;)
 
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I use Lava and then that D-Lead hand soap I bought from Dillon.

"People do not realize how many toxins are in a spent round. Those who use their hats to pick up brass should think twice abut what they are putting in their hat and transferring to their heads." -- this is excellent advice. You get lead and lead styphnate residue (from the primers) in your hat and then you put your hat on your head and all that heavy metal gets absorbed into your pores when you sweat. Not recommended
 
How come you guys get to say all this without the lead risk detractors mounting a jihad on you? I narrowly escaped the lynching last time. [emoji12]

-TL
 
I narrowly escaped the lynching last time.
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I think that anyone who tries to help out by pointing out the possible pitfalls of a hobby has been there at one time or another. People often react in a hostile manner when someone notes that a particular activity is potentially dangerous if a person does not exercise care.

There are some dangers associated with the shooting hobby, but all of them can be dealt with constructively--generally without much difficulty or expense. Trying to pretend they don't exist is as counterproductive as trying to overstate them.
 
JohnKSa said:
I think that anyone who tries to help out by pointing out the possible pitfalls of a hobby has been there at one time or another. People often react in a hostile manner when someone notes that a particular activity is potentially dangerous if a person does not exercise care.

There are some dangers associated with the shooting hobby, but all of them can be dealt with constructively--generally without much difficulty or expense. Trying to pretend they don't exist is as counterproductive as trying to overstate them.
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Ain't that sure? My goodness. I actually met some of those folks at the gun club I belong to. They regularly eat, drink, smoke right on the firing line, sometimes with small kids. A few of them are even range safety officers. I could only shake my head in disbelief.

Say no more. The lynching mobs could be coming.

-TL
 
I carry a plastic container of hand wipes and use them as soon as I am done shooting as it is hard to get to a sink at the range. I usually then stop at a store or restaurant and then wash up.
 
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