Comments on: Hornady Lock-N-Load Sonic Cleaner

By: Naturalist

Naturalist — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:11:49 +0000

The 2 other commentors must work for the EPA. If you take the necessary precautions and Chelate your body you should have no problem with lead dust. I have been reloading and shooting for years and have had no ill effects. I am tired of the bureaucratic Arses looking in every nook and cranny to diminish our Constitutional Rights and stick their finger into everything we do. Next they will be in our bathrooms monitoring how many pieces of TP we use per visit.

By: Toxicologist

Toxicologist — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:10:27 +0000

This would eliminate the dust, but the problem then becomes heavy metals becoming soluble. I have used heavy duty sonicators in the laboratory to speed chemicals transition into the dissolved state. Honestly the only way to tell would be to analyze dust, and cleaning solution to see which contains a greater amount of heavey metals. Personally I don’t really believe ppl are getting lead poisoning just from media dust. There is probably an additional exposure source.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:32:13 +0000

I have had no issues with tumbling in the past, but have recently been reading about people getting lead poisoning from the dust when they separate the brass and media. Since this is done in a liquid media will this result in minimal/no lead dust exposure?