You will not absorb enough lead through your skin to create a problem. Just wash up, hot or cold.
Lead compounds that are absorbed through the lungs and mouth could be a problem. Mettalic lead is not a significant hazard, just compounds that may be soluble in water (or mild acids like the fuid in the lungs).
Cleaning firearms is liable to produce more exposure, and the presence of various cleaning chemicals that can move lead around (or even disolve the compounds) could produce exposure.
Nitrile (usually blue) gloves are pretty effective. Latex is useless against the solvents.
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