Samples taken from a shooting range near Blacksburg, VA, USA provide information about the reservoirs and pathways of lead at shooting ranges in an upland setting and humid environment. The metallic lead shot corrodes rapidly and develops a coating of hydrocerussite (Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2). Hydrocerussite dissolution releases soluble lead at concentrations ranging from 2 ppb to 2 ppm depending the soil pH values at this site. This soluble lead is captured by the Fe and Mn oxides and carbonates soil fractions. The highest concentration of extractable lead contained in the soil was directly correlated with the highest concentration of lead shot and bullets measured on the shotgun range surface. Eh-pH and hydrolysis diagrams provide a useful geochemical framework for understanding the corrosion process, recognizing the corrosion product(s), understanding their solubility, and identifying the geochemical barriers to lead migration that provides a basis for selecting best management practices for this and other shooting range.