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Posted: 3/19/2012 9:55:33 AM EDT
| i went to the range last week and was going to shoot some tula .45acp but they wouldn't let me because it was steel-cored. so is all tula ammo steel-cored? |
| It is not "steel-cored". Instead, the case is steel and the bullet jacket is bi-metallic being composed of a soft copper alloy over mild steel. The core is lead. Some ranges get their panties knotted over this stuff claiming it will start wildfires or destroy backstops. Their range = their rules but personally I believe most of the objection is that the steel cases and steel content in the jacket means less scrap value from the range sweepings. |
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It is not "steel-cored". Instead, the case is steel and the bullet jacket is bi-metallic being composed of a soft copper alloy over mild steel. The core is lead. Some ranges get their panties knotted over this stuff claiming it will start wildfires or destroy backstops. Their range = their rules but personally I believe most of the objection is that the steel cases and steel content in the jacket means less scrap value from the range sweepings. My local range is the same. I believe this sentence is true - "steel cases and steel content in the jacket means less scrap value from the range sweepings." |
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heres what i dont get. isnt removing steel casing is as easy as using a magnet? Yes, but it is not nearly as profitable as selling "Range Approved" ammunition at a 300% mark-up to the guy who took a day off and drove 20 miles with all his gun gear only to make the Faustian choice of buying the over-priced ammo or going home without firing a shot. Again, their range = their rules but it would be the last time I spent my money in their establishment. |
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