.233/5.56 jacket question

[cookie123]

Forgive me for this extremely ridiculous question please. I'm brand new to all of this and trying to get all of the dumb questions out of the way before I buy my new rifle

Anyways, I was looking at ammunition to buy for the range when I assemble my ar-15 and on the website for the range by me I saw this under ammunition types : "Only bullet projectiles consisting either of copper jacket and lead core or brass solids are allowed. Steel jacketed and Armor Piercing ammo is not allowed. Check your ammunition with a magnet. If the projectiles are magnetic, then do not bring it to the Range. Most Military and Surplus type ammunition is steel jacketed, so check it first."

Now, when I was looking on websites to purchase ammo I noticed most of them said FMJ, didn't state the casing, etc.

My question is, can you tell me how to know which ammo is acceptable under the rules of my range? I know they said check it with a magnet but if I order online I can't really do that.

And do you have any suggestions for that caliber?

Again sorry for this

[XDRoX]

Not a dumb question by any means. Half the posts on this page alone are far more ridiculous.

Most modern factory ammo is going to be lead with a FMJ of copper. Completely fine for your whacked out nazi range.

Just don't buy anything that says armor piercing or steel core. If you aren't sure just post a link and we'll let you know for sure.

But any popular modern ammo will be fine most likely.

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Wolf, Tula, Herter's and most other steel-cased ammo have a bi-metal jacket that will attract a magnet. The 5.56 mil-surp ammo that has a 62 grain bullet has a steel core and will attract a magnet.

My rule of thumb is that if the ammo costs more than 28 cents per round and isn't a 62 grain mil-surp round, its non-magnetic.