The UK's Finest Independent Forum for Shooters and Gun Owners. Est 2010.

specfically the oil spray cans, i use legia gun oil in a spray can, i notice that when you spray it, alot it ends up evaporating in to air immediately and you will end up brathing some this oil in ! even windowns open ! anyone know what the cancer risks are ? what about other gun cleaning agents

everything causes cancer these days

just don't spray near your face.... you're more likely to have issues from handling lead, or the oily / cleaner / dirt soaked rags etc.

Another hazard for reloaders is the solvent vapour that comes off smokeless powders. This contains acetone among other organics, and is definitely carcinogenic.
I use a mask with an organic vapour filter when reloading.

Pete

Pete wrote:Another hazard for reloaders is the solvent vapour that comes off smokeless powders. This contains acetone among other organics, and is definitely carcinogenic.
I use a mask with an organic vapour filter when reloading.

Pete

There's no evidence that acetone is carcinogenic. Not great to breathe in huge doses but in the amounts we shooters ingest it is negligible and totally removed from the body within a day. Indeed we naturally produce acetone within our own bodies. It's also widely used as nail polish remover - were it carcinogenic we probably couldn't buy it and there would certainly be big skull and crossbones warning labels on the bottles.

http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissi ... -ehp-7.pdf

I have four 45 gallon drums of acetone. We use it every day and have done for the last 15 year. The company I work for is probably one of the biggest chemical Companies in the World I think if it was a problem they would of found a alternative by now. If you are concerned shooting is going to kill you by contacting cancer the answer is easy. Stop shooting go find another hobby.

If you have concerns about the toxicity of the gun cleaners you're using these are supposed to be the least harmful;

http://www.tactical-life.com/gear/10-ec ... 6-eco-lead

Wow, we buy acetone 25 litres at a time and I was also under the impression it was fine.

I have just invested in a large tin of Legia oil after many years without it however I am yet to use it.

Personally I would be more worried about the billions of cars spewing out fumes into the air we breath.

I covered the cheek rest on my .22 target rifle with chamois leather to make it non slip - I noticed the other day that its now gone quite a dark black colour - presumably as a result of powder residue and so on. I imagine I'm breathing a fair bit of it in as well. I'd be more worried about that than the possible effects of gun oil.

Rockhopper wrote:I covered the cheek rest on my .22 target rifle with chamois leather to make it non slip - I noticed the other day that its now gone quite a dark black colour - presumably as a result of powder residue and so on. I imagine I'm breathing a fair bit of it in as well. I'd be more worried about that than the possible effects of gun oil.

nah, you just need to shower more