On Sat, 04 Aug 2018 06:18:50 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 03 Aug 2018 15:46:46 -0400, wrote:

Here you go.
Yes I could get some sparks using a grinder but no I was not able to
even singe a paper shop towel. It was nowhere even close to burning.
The dark smudge is lead.
I understand "My range My rules" and I wouldn't have it any other way,
even to the point of offending Harry.
If you could have a friendly conversation I would suggest a test. Get
a handful of miscellaneous pulled bullets, some BiMetal, some gilding
metal. Start dropping them on the concrete and challenge the guy to
tell you which ones sparked. I bet he won't beat the statistic
probability.

You should call Sharpshooters and tell them they're full of ****. Would be a big help if they
changed their policy. And call the local NRA range also. They disallow steel core ammo.

After what I sa with my grinder, I don't blame them but I still think
the real reason is backstop damage. I sent them an Email. Let's see
what they say. Poking around on the web site I also saw the banned
rifles. The 30-06 just seems to be a guideline. They get more specific
about calibers and muzzle velocities later on down. That is most
certainly based on what they think they can stop without backstop
damage.
I really only chipped mine with 2 things, a 44mag out of a carbine
(pistol was OK) and a particularly hot .357 round I worked up (125 gr
Super Vel bullet going 1725 FPS on my chronograph). I never really
shot a rifle round in there tho. I am not sure I would want to. The
..44 was oppressive enough, actually worse than a 12 ga.