Range ammo restrictions

[ThirtyCal]

Are there any range ammo restrictions in CA such as as lead core, surplus, etc ???

[Legasat]

The only one I have run across is "steel". No Wolf, Brown Bear, etc (at indoor ranges only).

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Most outdoor ranges in SoCal have a range policy of not allowing ammo that has steel in the projectile (steel jackets and/or steel cores). This is to help prevent fires in the dry brush caused by the steel sparking when it impacts. There a couple of ranges in NorCal that have this same policy.

Most indoor ranges in the entire State have a range policy of banning armor piercing ammo to protect their expensive backstops.

A few (very few) ranges have a policy against steel cased ammo because it "contaminates" the brass that they sweep up off the floor to recycle.

California law prohibits tracers, incendiary/explosive ammo and "Handgun ammunition designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor".

[ThirtyCal]

Thanks for the info guys!

[SikDMAX]

Interesting.... did not know tracer rounds were illegal.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Interesting.... did not know tracer rounds were illegal.

Very illegal to possess in California. Even having just the projectiles is illegal.

[onikage]

Some indoor ranges don't allow the use of JHP.

[mcholak]

Was at The Range here in Fresno the other day. They had a sign saying they needed to approve your ammo before you could shoot. I'm a fairly regular shooter so they didn't ask me and I didn't see them asking anyone else, but something tells me there was a problem of some kind that prompted this new sign.