Steel bullet bans

[Mauser98]

How are you guys dealing with these steel bullet bans at the ranges? Rio, Ben Avery, PRGC, none of them allow ammo with steel cores or jackets.

[baja]

I believe Rio is doing it now because of the fire danger. Once that"s over ...

[Mauser98]

I believe Rio is doing it now because of the fire danger. Once that"s over ...

The range officers told me emphatically that it's 100% permanent.

[Steve_In_29]

I deal with it by not having to shoot at a range.

Though my former range in CA never had any such ban.

[Mauser98]

St John's bro, really?

[harleypower69]

Are the RO's actually checking your ammunition choice? I would just shoot what I brought. Steel should not be attracting attention the way a tracer round would. Interesting stuff you are having to put up with.

[Hunter]

When they see the green tip, I just tell them its spoilage and I'm using them up before they rot and turn black

[XJThrottle]

I guess I'm not seeing what the problem is here. Especially at the indoor faculties. The steel core ammo is considerably more damaging to their stuff if you accidentally hit it.

[Mauser98]

I guess I'm not seeing what the problem is here. Especially at the indoor faculties. The steel core ammo is considerably more damaging to their stuff if you accidentally hit it.

Virtually all affordable 7.92x57, 7.62x39, and 7.62x54R has steel bullet material.

The range officers are actually checking the ammo with magnets.

[Steve_In_29]

St John's bro, really?

Not my fault other people decided to live in places with limited shooting areas.

[Flash]

And nobody knows how to get around these policies?

I once shot at an indoor range for a year that had a "no reloads" policy. Showed them the same 4 boxes of factory ammo every week for a year.

[Solar_Empire]

I was at Rio salado a few weeks ago blasting away wolf bimetal out of an sks. I can't imagine a ban on that would help their cause, especially since they are finally not being complete buttholes on the line.

[Flash]

A friend I contacted today said that he normally shoots there every week, but hasn't been for around 3 or 4 weeks at this point.

He said he's never had his ammo checked.

[QuietM4]

How are you guys dealing with these steel bullet bans at the ranges? Rio, Ben Avery, PRGC, none of them allow ammo with steel cores or jackets.

Don't shoot at any of their steel targets, and you won't have a problem.

[82echo]

BA does not ban steel, unless shooting on steel targets.