If we assume that the roughly $36,000/year loan payment is accurate, that increases yearly dues by approximately $120 for each of the 300 members (300 member cap, according to the website). Current membership is $100, so it would more than double the cost, and this assumes you don't lose any members due to the price increase.
why do you need the lead test? you did not spend your childhood fishing and biting the lead all the time? what the heck is this local obsession with lead?
People who shoot on shitty/marginal indoor club ranges like to get lead tests. That’s about the only legit route of poisoning as a shooter...
Yup, Years ago I asked my old PCP about a lead test and when he asked why I though I needed one I told him. He asked if I washed my hands after handling bullets, I said yup. He said as long as you do that and keep your fingers out of your mouth you should be ok, don't eat or smoke while handling stuff etc. Then we talked about how dumb, but great dogs Labs are. I miss that Doc.
The only places I shoot indoors are Mass Rifle and Woburn Sportsmen's.
Both clubs put a lot of work into maintaining their air handlers, both have HEPA filters. WSA does smoke tests to make sure the airflow is correct. I don't know if MRA does that, but subjectively, the airflow is consistently downrange and not floating around the shooters' heads.
In February of '19, based on other people at MRA wearing respirators and some people at WSA not shooting indoors, both because of high lead levels, I got tested. I was at 10mcg/dL.
The "we should do something about that" level is 5.
Six months later I was at 8.
In 2020 I did far less shooting, and almost none of it was indoors. In January, I was at 3.
So, I'm getting lead exposure *somewhere*, and the most likely culprit is something gun related.
Because I was shooting a lot less, I also was reloading a lot less (almost none), and I changed my case prep routine by moving the entire process outside. I used to do it in the basement or garage. I did this because primers have lead compounds in them, and I didn't want to risk getting that shit into the air where I could breathe it.
Now, I don't know for sure where my exposure was; it might have been either of the ranges (their filters aren't as good as they think) or from reloading (case prep) but I *DO* know that until I figure it out, I really want to keep on top of my lead levels.
“I cast lead fishing sinkers as a hobby.” If you really need a dodge.
Yea, or I could say I do stained glass with lead caming.
But I'd rather not have to lie to my doctor. One lie can lead to another if he asks to see my stained glass or starts talking about fishing. That's not a great relationship to have with someone with whom you need to have open unfiltered conversations with generally.