bbbean Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I started running moly (Precision and BBI) bullets this year, and have noticed that whenever I spend much time at all reloading, the skin on my fingers will peel for several days after. I'm not using any other different chemicals reloading, cooking, or otherwise, so I'm pretty sure its some sort of reaction to the moly. Has anyone else experienced this? Short of wearing gloves while I reload is there an easy fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWFAN Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 How many rounds is "much time" ? Ive loaded 500 BBI molys at a time and not had anything noticable with peeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbean Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 How many rounds is "much time" ? Ive loaded 500 BBI molys at a time and not had anything noticable with peeling. 500-1000 in a day or two. My press is at the office, and when things get slow or at the end of the day, I run in the back and reload for 45-90 minutes at a time. If I do this a few days in a row, I'm good for a week or two of shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pops1982 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I loaded about 300 rounds of Moly bullets (first time I ever reloaded anything) and I noticed the same thing. The skin on my index finger right at the top corner where you would grip the bullet against the thumb peeled. Funny thing is the thumb did not peel. Have not reloaded again yet to see if it happens again but I will probably wear latex gloves from now on anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling White Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Go to an automotive store and purchase latex gloves like those used for an oil change. A barrier between your skin and moly/lead couldn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 If you are going to go with gloves, might be better to go with the nitrile gloves...they are synthetic latex and so many people have or eventually develop latex allergies. Little more expensive but better quality and less of a chance of reactions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffWard Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I must be immune. I've been loading Moly (Precision Bullet, BBI, and Bear Creek) for almost a year, with no issues. But I typically only load about 200 at a sitting. I get dirty finger tips... that's it. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I did actually notice the same thing with the few hundred I loaded, but attributed it to other things.... I'm more worried about the smoke though and have decided to stick with jacketed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffWard Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I did actually notice the same thing with the few hundred I loaded, but attributed it to other things.... I'm more worried about the smoke though and have decided to stick with jacketed. If your press is smoking... I'd slow down your loading process! Ohhhhhhhh, you mean when you shoot em? Mine don't smoke too bad, shooting Solo 1000. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justforfun Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I've loaded a lot of moly bullets and never noticed anything like that. I would try some gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdwilliams Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Have not had any issues (which is odd actually because I am typically hyper-sensitive to such things) but agree gloves should help. Wal-Mart is probably the cheapest place to get them and they typically carry latex and nitrile. They'll be in the pharmacy with the bandages, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 If you are going to go with gloves, might be better to go with the nitrile gloves...they are synthetic latex and so many people have or eventually develop latex allergies. Little more expensive but better quality and less of a chance of reactions... i think nitrile is the way to go, i wear one on my left hand whenever I'm handling bullets at the press (usually when doing smaller runs or developing test loads, i got spoiled with a mr. bulletfeeder and use that for most of the high volume stuff). i find nitrile easier to put on/off than latex. while it may not be necessary to wear gloves, the anecdote I've always heard about toxic materials is "dosage makes the poison." you may be getting very little toxic materials into your system by simple handling of projectiles, but I do it a <whole lot> so even if it's just a tiny bit in and of itself, it may add up over time (and I'd like to be around for a while longer...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M109R Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 If you would read this I think you would not shoot any bullet related to molly. http://www.sprinco.com/articles.html Notice the article is not by a bullet manufacturer google molly air born particles and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) I've been loading and using moly bullets for over 5 years, and selling them for the last two. I have never had any skin reactions from them, nor have I ever had a customer complain. I guess there's a first time for everything. The moly used in most bullets is more of a plastic/polymer coating anyway. Edited October 16, 2010 by twodownzero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill87123 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I am allergic to rubber and some other things but never had an issue with Moly coatings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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