Bi-Metal Ammo at Indoor Range

[riderr]

Any indoor range in OC still allows bi-metal?

[keith1911]

You talking about a steel core projectile? Doubtful. If you asking about steel case ammo, some might.

[smoothy8500]

You talking about a steel core projectile? Doubtful. If you asking about steel case ammo, some might.

He's asking about the projectile jacket, copper-covered steel like in tin cans. On Target in Laguna Niguel hasn't checked ammo, unless it's just recently or with non-members.

[CAL.BAR]

Far as I know, bi-metal is OK at On Target.

[riderr]

It's semi-ok at OnTarget. They only allow bi-metal at 25 yards.

[riderr]

You talking about a steel core projectile? Doubtful. If you asking about steel case ammo, some might.

No steel core, just bi-metal jacket, magnetic

[unusedusername]

Most handguns do not burn 100% of the powder in the barrel when they fire. Some un-burned powder winds up on the ground in front of the shooting lanes, usually starting at about 10 feet out, to about 20 feet out. Handguns chambered in .22lr are notorious for this.

The issue with bi-metal jackets is that they can cause sparks when they hit the backstop if the range's backstop is a steel plate. If you have a range that has a high traffic of shooters and does not do enough cleaning then the sparks can ignite the powder and cause a pretty serious fire.

I would recommend following any range rules that ban bi-metal projectiles even if the range isn't checking. You don't want to be in a fire. I don't know of any ranges nearby my residence (I'm up near SF) that allow bi-metal for this reason.

If you are trying to find a range that is more likely to allow it, look for the ones with the big pile of rubber stuff as a backstop. Those types of backstops are less likely to have this issue.

[Looneybin]

All the ranges around here run a magnet over the ammo, if it is attracted to the projectile, it’s a no-go
Steel case is ok though