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Gun range that allows steel core?
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TZCHRIS
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AFS in N.Attleboro can handle them, they wont let you shoot them because they tell me guys who cant aim down range were putting holes in the sprinklers, lol. Off the record, he told me if I could shoot straight I could fire them.
Mansfield F&G allows it (50 & 100 yd ranges). May not meet your idea of "MetroWest" however.
Yep. Basically, don't cause any damage to club property or create any safety issues and all is well. I have to clean up your mess on the 100 yard range, so be nice.
mikelawtown
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Everytime i go to Manchester i get the kid asking can i check your ammo, He even checked Greek's Tula and said no you cant use it. The Magnet test isnt correct at all. Tula is Lead core. Jim says it's ok but i feel the workers need to know this. Happened 4 times
dcmdon
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Mass rifle allows steel core.
The rule there is no armor piercing. But it has explicitly been decided by the BOD that normal steel core ammo, including 7.62x54R and 5.56 ss109 penetrator loads are ok.
Don
p.s. Mass rifle has dirt berms outside that would be unaffected by even heavy armor piercing ammo. The danger is in what it will do to overhead baffles. Indoors, we have a chopped rubber backstop that will stop anything. The indoor range could easily handle any AP ammo. But the rules are what they are.
The rule there is no armor piercing. But it has explicitly been decided by the BOD that normal steel core ammo, including 7.62x54R and 5.56 ss109 penetrator loads are ok.
Don
p.s. Mass rifle has dirt berms outside that would be unaffected by even heavy armor piercing ammo. The danger is in what it will do to overhead baffles. Indoors, we have a chopped rubber backstop that will stop anything. The indoor range could easily handle any AP ammo. But the rules are what they are.
My backyard range has no restrictions but it may be a haul for you.
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I don't go to MFL any more. I wasted my renewed membership fee. They only started checking after I renewed my membership. Got thousands of rounds they say I can't shoot there. Tried arguing with the moron in the range. Used to be my favorite range. They really don't know what they are doing.
Well it's only about 25-30 minutes for me, so I'll bring the beer for after?
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dcmdon
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Exactly. My 10" AR SBR with a 3 chamber brake is much louder than my Mosin.
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A lot of Tulammo (possibly other Russian ammunition) has a bi-metal jacketed lead core. Lead core --> steel jacket --> thin copper jacket.
Just threw a magnet at my Tulammo that I bought from Wal-Fart, and it stuck very strongly.
