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Poquito Loco

On Sat, 3 Jan 2015 04:29:08 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Thursday, January 1, 2015 11:14:24 AM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 01 Jan 2015 10:53:37 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 01 Jan 2015 07:39:30 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote:

Yup. Can't use the Tula stuff at my range

Why not?

They don't allow bullets with steel therein. Sparks. That's their
story, and they're sticking to it.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Ammunition (Same factory makes Tula and Wolf)

Steel-jacketed bullets[edit]
In addition to using steel casing, certain types of Wolf rifle cartridges use steel-jacketed bullets, which are often copper-plated and cosmetically similar to standard copper-jacketed bullets. The copper exterior of the bullet is approximately .005 inch thick, with an underlying steel jacket of about 1/32 inch thick. This type of ammunition is labeled "bimetal". Indoor shooting ranges, which use backstops often constructed of steel, have accordingly widely prohibited steel-jacketed and bimetal ammunition to prevent shooters from damaging their backstops (as well as steel to steel contact from the round causing sparks, which in just the right environment could ignite unburnt powder residue in the air).

Thank you, Dilbir.