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The "No Steel Ammo" Rule at Indoor Ranges...
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<blockquote data-quote="BadgeBunny" data-source="post: 1453476" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p>That "ancedotal evidence" I have seen firsthand. If it wasn't for the obvious safety aspect of an unexpected FIRE<img src="/images/smilies/eek2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":eek2:" title="Eek2 :eek2:" data-shortname=":eek2:" />, it is kinda cool to watch the powder go up. <img src="/images/smilies/new/ooh2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ooh2:" title="Ooh2 :ooh2:" data-shortname=":ooh2:" /></p><p></p><p>Actually you would be amazed at the damage that backstop takes, even from lead core ammo ... stop and consider just how many rounds goes downrange on any given day there and multiply that times 365 (well, okay, subtract Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving Day). They regularly have to close down the pistol bay and have the welder come out to do maintenance.</p><p></p><p>Even the bays with the rubber backstops have to be maintained but they don't have near the potential for rickochets that the old metal backstop does. (However, I have seen firsthand what happens when some dimwit hits a hanger and the bullet shatters and richochets back ... )</p><p></p><p>And they don't care if you buy their ammo or not. You are welcome to leave and go get ammo at Wal-Mart and come back. It's kinda like with the rental guns and you having to buy the ammo from them. They are just trying to minimize the potential for damage to their equipment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BadgeBunny, post: 1453476, member: 1242"] That "ancedotal evidence" I have seen firsthand. If it wasn't for the obvious safety aspect of an unexpected FIRE:eek2:, it is kinda cool to watch the powder go up. :ooh2: Actually you would be amazed at the damage that backstop takes, even from lead core ammo ... stop and consider just how many rounds goes downrange on any given day there and multiply that times 365 (well, okay, subtract Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving Day). They regularly have to close down the pistol bay and have the welder come out to do maintenance. Even the bays with the rubber backstops have to be maintained but they don't have near the potential for rickochets that the old metal backstop does. (However, I have seen firsthand what happens when some dimwit hits a hanger and the bullet shatters and richochets back ... ) And they don't care if you buy their ammo or not. You are welcome to leave and go get ammo at Wal-Mart and come back. It's kinda like with the rental guns and you having to buy the ammo from them. They are just trying to minimize the potential for damage to their equipment. [/QUOTE]
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