AEA Semi Auto buyers and owners BEWARE!

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Hi. I am worried about led poisoning by pellet handling and lead gas because the friction in the barrel. Add to that the poisoning of what we hunt, which goes not only in the projectile trajectory wound, but also travels much faster through the nervous system, so you are basically eating an animal whose cells have a poisoning alarm.

Taking all into consideration it make much sense to have Polymer pellets for PCP guns, as there are in firearms. And the more I think about it does not make any sense to pay for been exposed to a known nasty toxic as lead, carcinogen, etc.
 
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"The sky us falling! The sky is falling!"

I'm a lead caster, I get a blood test annually, I've never been elevated.

Smokers have higher lead levels.
Those that eat coriander, turmeric, and chili powder have higher lead levels
Gardeners, landscapers, excavators all have higher lead levels.

Bottom line: Shoot with moving air, wash your hands, don't drink, smoke or eat when shooting or loading.

Get your blood tested annually if you are a regular shooter.
 
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Adolf said:
Hi. I am worried about led poisoning by pellet handling and lead gas because the friction in the barrel. Add to that the poisoning of what we hunt, which goes not only in the projectile trajectory wound, but also travels much faster through the nervous system, so you are basically eating an animal whose cells have a poisoning alarm.

Taking all into consideration it make much sense to have Polymer pellets for PCP guns, as there are in firearms. And the more I think about it does not make any sense to pay for been exposed to a known nasty toxic as lead, carcinogen, etc.
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Adolf, concerns I have been involved in and have read about, all involve powder burning weapons. I was involved in an indoor range at a college once that was built in the college's basement. Most of the lead exposure came from the primer mixture and the splash at the backstop behind the targets. It is pretty basic class 100,000 clean room requirements using Hepa filtration and x amount of air changes per hour to control it. Air guns do not have near the level of risk compared to firearms. CMP has put out an article you may enjoy reading that addresses airgun risks and lead exposure.


This pretty much backs what Firewalker mentioned above and his experiences.
 
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Perle said:
Don’t fret just yet.
Get an improved valve pin and some Swede mags. …
Worst case you can convert it to bolt action and it is very sweet as one.
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As a bolt action is not sweet.
It just sucks less than semiauto.

In bolt action the best I got were about 20-24 shots at about 18 PE.
The bolt is horrendous, the heaviest I have seen.
 
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Firewalker said:
"The sky us falling! The sky is falling!"

I'm a lead caster, I get a blood test annually, I've never been elevated.

Smokers have higher lead levels.
Those that eat coriander, turmeric, and chili powder have higher lead levels
Gardeners, landscapers, excavators all have higher lead levels.

Bottom line: Shoot with moving air, wash your hands, don't drink, smoke or eat when shooting or loading.

Get your blood tested annually if you are a regular shooter.
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Adolf said:
Hi. I am worried about led poisoning by pellet handling and lead gas because the friction in the barrel. Add to that the poisoning of what we hunt, which goes not only in the projectile trajectory wound, but also travels much faster through the nervous system, so you are basically eating an animal whose cells have a poisoning alarm.

Taking all into consideration it make much sense to have Polymer pellets for PCP guns, as there are in firearms. And the more I think about it does not make any sense to pay for been exposed to a known nasty toxic as lead, carcinogen, etc.
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Just don't lick your fingers after handling lead pellets.
The above advice applies to other activities too.

If you insist on licking them, wash them first.
 
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nobody1 said:
As a bolt action is not sweet.
It just sucks less than semiauto.

In bolt action the best I got were about 20-24 shots at about 18 PE.
The bolt is horrendous, the heaviest I have seen.
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I disagree. My converted .22 to bolt action is one of my favorite guns.

Look brother … you hate the gun but I do not. Please stop pissing in my Cheerios
 
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I'm selling my HP .22, she runs so well, no jams after I added a plenum and regulator and plugged 5 of the 8 holes in the bypass piston.

I also dropped a new poppet into it just for assurance sake.

I can run CPHP's in her all day long with no issues.

My point? When I opened it up to give it a good cleaning, I found very little dust, less than any of my moderators generate.

I think this is all a mole hill being made into a mountain.
 
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Adolf said:
Hi. I am worried about led poisoning by pellet handling and lead gas because the friction in the barrel. Add to that the poisoning of what we hunt, which goes not only in the projectile trajectory wound, but also travels much faster through the nervous system, so you are basically eating an animal whose cells have a poisoning alarm.

Taking all into consideration it make much sense to have Polymer pellets for PCP guns, as there are in firearms. And the more I think about it does not make any sense to pay for been exposed to a known nasty toxic as lead, carcinogen, etc.
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There are gto lead free, cphp with a copper coating that can help. In the firearms world a lot of guys who cast bullets (like I do). Size the projectiles and powder coat them. You don't need the whole powder gun or anything. The powder polymer paint and a toaster over will do with some finesse. Warm the projectiles, roll them in powder, line them up on a tray and heat. It helps with barrel fouling and lead exposure, even if it's very minor exposure in the airgun world by comparison. Hope this helps and that it's a new idea for you.
 
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hgg2k said:
I recently bought the AEA HP SS .25 air pistol and I have to admit that it is a lot of fun!
Very nice platform and very accurate for such a small barrel.
It has two problems though.

One is major and the other is huge.

The major problem is the magazine. It is pure junk. Cheap plastic, awful construction and badly designed. The spring inside has two extensions (pins), a long one that goes into the rotary wheel and a very short one that goes into the bottom of the magazine. This small one is so sort that after a while it pops up and the magazine stops working. You have to disassemble the magazine and put it back to position, but it will keep doing it because it’s a very bad design. It is also very picky about pellets. The whole construction is very cheap and flimsy.

The second problem that I realized after 100 rounds is huge! Everybody that has used a moderator surely knows that they collect a lot of lead dust inside. The HP and all the other semi autos have a set of baffles inside the shroud and they use the captured air to push back the cocking action in order to load the next pellet automatically. Everybody would have noticed that every time you shoot it, a generous amount of air blows exactly at your face.

This means that after every shot a small amount of very fine lead particulates from the shroud is hitting you right at your face! This dust is hundreds of times more dangerous than handling lead pellets, especially if you inhale it. Lead will be in your bloodstream in a matter of minutes. Carcinogenic and highly neurotoxic.

Buying this air pistol, no matter how fun it is, was a very bad decision unfortunately.
Owners of these semi autos should be aware of this danger which is no fun at all.
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So your not of the kids that use to chew on the window sill??? I was looking at buying one but i probably wont but you could try copper coated pellets or the expensive way and go with the lead free pellets
 
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