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After a reloading session I'll wash my hands before cooking/eating

Prob a better chance of ill effects from using walmart's or 7-11's restrooms

That pellet you swallowed that was in the duck, pheasant or quail you just ate will pass through in a few days with no ill effects. So will mercury. When I was a kid, probably six or seven, I came down with a nasty case of scarlet fever. Temperature was so high the doc had them put me in the bath tub filled with cold water and ice cubes. I was shivering so bad I actually bit through the thermometer and swallowed some of the mercury and probably some of the glass as well. AFAIK, none of that stuff ever did me any harm. Sometimes I think we worry too much about stuff we have no control over. According to all the worrywarts, I should have died years ago yet at 84, I'm still above ground and posting on this and other forums.
PJ

PG. You give me hope

I been cast bullets since I was 10 that was 55 years ago, nothing fell off of me yet

I think the risk is pretty low. When I was a kid I used to clamp the split shot on my fishing line with my teeth. I haven't seen any ill effects.

However, I do wash my hands with D-Lead soap after shooting, cleaning guns or handling lead. It's just a liquid soap that works well and you can get it pretty cheaply including on Amazon. Regular soap doesn't remove lead very well.

As a heavy equipment mechanic for over a half century, bullet caster almost that...I still worry about plastic food packaging, plastic clothing, plastic micro dust, plastic blankets, plastic floor coverings, plastic home interiors, plastic countertops, plastic utensils...more than heavy metal exposure.