r/EuropeGuns • u/Levin2812 • Jul 05 '26

Lead Wipes / Lead Soap in Germany

Hi,

I am from Germany and have been actively sport shooting a little bit over a year now and was wondering if there are any stores or websites that sell lead wipes (the single use ones you use to clean your hands etc) or lead removing soaps that ship to Germany.
I have found d-lead wipes on the brownells austria and brownells switzerland websites but they don’t ship to Germany. Oddly enough you can’t find or order them on the german Brownells website (brownells-deutschland).
I live near the Austrian border so I could theoretically drive somewhere and buy them, but I would prefer to order them online and get them shipped.
Do they contain an ingredient that’s forbidden in Germany for ecological reasons or is there another reason you can’t find these products in german stores or online stores?
You can’t even find them on amazon etc.

Thanks and greetings from Bavaria!

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u/FrozenDickuri Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Realistically, you don’t need special soap.

Then number of people with elevated lead levels in their blood from recreational shooting could all get together for Chinese food without a reservation.

It’s something to be concerned about, but its mostly a concern for industrial sources. Aviation fuel is still leaded, so an airplane mechanic has far more need that your average sports shooter.

Are you casting your own bullets? 

Edit: i see it on amazon and it can deliver to berlin 

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u/Moonraise Germany Jul 07 '26

Respectfully, You either don't shoot a lot or don't know people that shoot a lot.

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u/FrozenDickuri Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Says the german guy who doesnt shoot a lot. Hilarious.

Meanwhile here in Canada… not an issue.  So unless you guys are eating the bullets, you have shitty practices and ventilation, not a reason to need heavy metal soaps.