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Any LA ranges (ideally near Burbank or N. Hollywood) that allow steel case ammo?

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  • DcellBattery
    Junior Member
    • May 2020
    • 16

    Any LA ranges (ideally near Burbank or N. Hollywood) that allow steel case ammo?

    I see that firing line in Burbank bans it. **** them, what business is it of theirs?

    Anyway, are there ranges that aren't *******s about saying you HAVE to use more expensive brass ammo?
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    n8vrmind
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2017
    • 1448

    You are out of luck. It isn't just about the steel casing, it also had to do with bimetal jacket on projectile. This is why I don't buy russian ammo. Their facility, their rules.

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    • #3
      srt2806
      Member
      • May 2014
      • 130

      Drive out to Rosamond look for BLM land and set up.

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      • #4
        vino68
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2016
        • 1622

        Originally posted by n8vrmind
        You are out of luck. It isn't just about the steel casing, it also had to do with bimetal jacket on projectile. This is why I don't buy russian ammo. Their facility, their rules.
        This.

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        • #5
          edgerly779
          CGN/CGSSA Contributor
          CGN Contributor
          • Aug 2009
          • 19871

          Just make certain on blm your projectiles are not magnetic.

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          • #6
            lightsunglasses
            Member
            • Sep 2011
            • 130

            The issue is not the steel casing but steel in the actual bullet. The outdoor ranges don't care if the casing is magnetic but care if the bullet itself is magnetic.

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            • #7
              Wordupmybrotha
              From anotha motha
              CGN Contributor - Lifetime
              • Oct 2013
              • 6965

              Originally posted by DcellBattery
              I see that firing line in Burbank bans it. **** them, what business is it of theirs?

              Anyway, are there ranges that aren't *******s about saying you HAVE to use more expensive brass ammo?
              What caliber steel case ammo are you trying to shoot?

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              • #8
                KingChiron
                Captain of the Gun Boat
                CGN Contributor
                • Dec 2013
                • 615

                Originally posted by DcellBattery
                I see that firing line in Burbank bans it. **** them, what business is it of theirs?

                Anyway, are there ranges that aren't *******s about saying you HAVE to use more expensive brass ammo?
                None.
                Ditto to casings and projectiles. If you run a magnet across the top of the bullet and it catches, then you have a steel core bullet. Think of it as a micro-tank round. It will destroy stuff more and faster than a pure lead round would. That's why indoor ranges don't allow it. When it hits metal and disintegrates, those tiny little shards are hot enough to burn brush and start a fire. That's why outdoor ranges don't allow it. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and suffer buyer's remorse when the joy of a bargain is no more.
                "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
                It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling
                our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
                -Ronald Reagan
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                • #9
                  splithoof
                  Calguns Addict
                  • May 2015
                  • 5114

                  Originally posted by KingChiron
                  None.
                  Ditto to casings and projectiles. If you run a magnet across the top of the bullet and it catches, then you have a steel core bullet.
                  That is partially wrong.
                  Many bullets have bi-metal jackets over a lead core, which will attract a magnet. The great majority of such ammunition is also loaded into steel cases.
                  The proper way to find out is to safely pull one of the bullets, then section it carefully using a saw. If it has a true steel core, it will be obvious. You could also take a pulled bullet, and heat it with a propane torch, observing the lead run out of the jacket. A steel core will also fall out; be careful not to get burned.
                  Some ranges don't allow the use of steel jacketed or steel core ammunition due to potential fire issues; disallowing the use of ammunition simply because it has a steel case, without knowledge of the actual bullet material is simply ignorance, or a blanket policy that requires no intelligence to follow.

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                  • #10
                    KingChiron
                    Captain of the Gun Boat
                    CGN Contributor
                    • Dec 2013
                    • 615

                    Agreed. I should've added steel jacket. From my experience, ranges allow people to shoot bullets with steel cases. It's the steel jacket and steel core projectile they turn away.

                    Originally posted by splithoof
                    ... You could also take a pulled bullet, and heat it with a propane torch, observing the lead run out of the jacket. A steel core will also fall out; be careful not to get burned ...
                    Poor bullet The little guy would never get to blow his load
                    "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
                    It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling
                    our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
                    -Ronald Reagan
                    sigpic
                    *Disclaimer: I'm no lawyer. So don't take my advice as counsel.

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