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Because of potential lead contamination or the incoming fire?Probably wouldn't set up a kids' sandbox next to the berm but other than that... meh.
Wouldn't want my kids digging out lead slugs and playing with them.Because of potential lead contamination or the incoming fire?
Exactly - they need to go back into the smelting pot to make more freedom pills.Wouldn't want my kids digging out lead slugs and playing with them.
Yah, but now you have that bulbous growth sticking out on your back, oozing puss.My dad used to shoot in the backyard when I was growing up. We never shoveled or did any cleanup.
Those timbers are poison you are killing the bugs and trees. Mother earth is screaming. CLIMATE CHANGE is realYou could always build a small "lead catcher" to keep your Pb localized...
Maybe box in the bottom and add replaceable sand...
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I can't hear Mother Nature screaming... I bought her a ball-gag.Those timbers are poison you are killing the bugs and trees. Mother earth is screaming. CLIMATE CHANGE is real
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Stop worrying about it.Maybe my search-fu is failing me. If it's been discussed, just point me towards a thread.
Anyway, in a bit of reasonable paranoia, I've been considering the amount of lead I'm tossing into the ground in my backyard range.
For those who have backyard ranges, what do you do about it? Shovel it out from time to time? Switch to non-lead rounds? Some kind of backdrop to mitigate runoff or something? Don't care/don't worry?
I've gotten exposed to enough hazmat overseas that things don't look good for my own longevity, but more thinking about wildlife, the folks that live here after I do, etc...
You need to be careful that you are limiting your own exposure while sifting. You don’t want to be breathing lead dust, or get it on your clothes and bring it home.Sifting them may be a good idea too...
Copper also in there...
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Very true. Precautions must be followed.You need to be careful that you are limiting your own exposure while sifting. You don’t want to be breathing lead dust, or get it on your clothes and bring it home.
I like the idea of this but a quick search shows that Lowe's is charging over $20 per railroad tie. Logs cut from fallen trees are free.You could always build a small "lead catcher" to keep your Pb localized...
Maybe box in the bottom and add replaceable sand...
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I grew up on, well, I was raised on a hobby farm in central Mass. In the backyard stood an apple tree, long gone now. On that tree was a hole caused by my father and uncle and theirs before, using the spot as a target. Fairly decent group, to my recollection. You could see and dig out bits of decades old bullets.You guys are too paranoid. OP is just thinking ahead, not confessing to anything or creating any likely future liability for himself.
I really need to read ahead...My dad used to shoot in the backyard when I was growing up. We never shoveled or did any cleanup.
I really need to read ahead...You could always build a small "lead catcher" to keep your Pb localized...
Maybe box in the bottom and add replaceable sand...
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I really need to read ahead...Yah, but now you have that bulbous growth sticking out on your back, oozing puss.
I have the same three. Have we gone shooting together?Page No Longer Available | NIOSH | CDC
www.cdc.gov
A person who is exposed to lead over time may feel:
- Abdominal pain
- Constipated
- Depressed
- Distracted
- Forgetful
- Irritable
- Nauseous/Sick
meh... 3/7 already.. what's a bit more..
That cuz yer a LuvDogIf I had a backyard range. I'd build a backstop anyway and then fill with sand. Then I'd sift every few years and recover the lead just so I could sell it or give it to someone to recast.
Another source of railroad ties is when a community removes railroad track to make it a bike/walk trail. They pile them up off to the side.I like the idea of this but a quick search shows that Lowe's is charging over $20 per railroad tie. Logs cut from fallen trees are free.
This happened a few years back to a local near my NH club. The property was being sold and they had to get rid of the dirt from the range. We wanted no part about taking hazmat material. In the end they had to get professionals in and remove it at a significant cost.I think the concept is you have a PRIVATE backyard range that you think may be concerning environmentally
You post it online
Now someone buys the place, finds the post, and sues for non disclosure
Today the lead in your range is not a problem. Who knows what it will be in 1-5-10-20 years