On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 04:59:21 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 8/1/2018 8:32 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 1 Aug 2018 14:17:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 8/1/2018 1:50 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 09:59:06 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Wed, 1 Aug 2018 03:58:05 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

John H
On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:04:39 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

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If it won't pass the magnet test, it can't be fired at my local range (indoors).
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I still can’t figure out that ruling.

Sparks.

Sparks? Really? In a place with massive muzzle blasts.



The indoor range I described in a previous post that had exhaust fans,
etc. was eventually closed due to concern of a spark causing a fire or
worse.

Again, if you have muzzle blasts going off all day, what in the hell
will a spark do? Have you ever shot a gun in the dark? Flame shoots
out of the barrel several inches for a .22 rifle and a handgun will
shoot a blast of flame worthy of a 4th of July celebration. A short
.357 will shoot a dragon's breath of flame 5 feet or more.




What do you think is hotter ... a flame from a muzzle blast (or other
source) or a spark? Answer might surprise you. A spark has very
little mass, so normally little damage from them occur but they can
be much hotter in terms of an ignition source than a flame.


A muzzle blast is not just a normal flame. The fuel is a nitro
glycerine/nitro cellulose mix that burns at 1600f or higher. I am not
sure what they think is going to burn but that will light just about
anything that is airborne.
I think they are far more worried about damage to their backstop. I
also agree, they will assign some value to the scrap brass and when it
is contaminated with steel, it becomes less valuable to them. Most
ranges say, if the brass hits the ground, it is theirs. Skeet places
are the same way about shotgun hulls. They try to say it is "safety"
but most people call bull****, particularly when the skeet places sell
the fired hulls in bags at the register.