On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 16:29:40 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 18:39:12 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:09:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:41:06 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 05:04:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 8/1/2018 9:50 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:46:44 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:50:39 -0400, 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).
.........

I still can?t figure out that ruling.

Sparks.

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

Yes. Really. No reason to **** you.


What are the sparks going to do that a dragons breath of flame 6 feet
long won't do?


As previously mentioned, a spark (as a source of ignition) can be much
hotter than a flame.


It is still unclear what is going to catch on fire.

===

Like you said, probably nothing, but some range folks have seized on
that as a secondary reason. The potential for backstop damage and
ricochet risk are no doubt first and foremost. Also, they can
probably get more for their recycled lead as an additional economic
reason.

I don't even think recycling the lead has anything to do with it
because when they smelt the lead, the steel and copper will float up
to the top to be skimmed off. My bullet making buddy did this all the
time when he was making bullets from scrap lead.
As I said earlier, the design of the trap mitigates ricochets. They
all ricochet into the belly of the trap.
I still say, it is just to protect his investment in the trap.
I know I chipped the 1/2" steel plates in mine when I was shooting
something too "hot" and that was just copper over lead. I am sure the
BiMetal is a bit harder than that.
I do wonder how much sparking you really get tho because that metal is
not really that hard. You can bugger it up quite a bit just grabbing
it with pliers to pull the bullet out. I usually think of sparks with
flint and hardened steel, like as hard as a file.

Russian 9MM BiMetal bullet
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Tula%209mm%20bullet.jpg


When I got shot in the service was a ricochet from a 38 off the target
frame. Outdoor police range in Novato near the base. Base had a rifle
range.

===

Did you get a Purple Heart or is that just for combat? A friend of
mine got a Purple Heart for what he claims was an accidental
discharge.


You can get a Purple Heart for non-combat injuries?

Yes, if you were in a combat zone at the time but it is frowned on.

On 8/2/2018 5:24 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 16:29:40 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 18:39:12 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:09:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:41:06 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 05:04:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 8/1/2018 9:50 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:46:44 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:50:39 -0400, 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:

- show quoted text -
If it won't pass the magnet test, it can't be fired at my local range (indoors).
.........

I still can?t figure out that ruling.

Sparks.

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

Yes. Really. No reason to **** you.


What are the sparks going to do that a dragons breath of flame 6 feet
long won't do?


As previously mentioned, a spark (as a source of ignition) can be much
hotter than a flame.


It is still unclear what is going to catch on fire.

===

Like you said, probably nothing, but some range folks have seized on
that as a secondary reason. The potential for backstop damage and
ricochet risk are no doubt first and foremost. Also, they can
probably get more for their recycled lead as an additional economic
reason.

I don't even think recycling the lead has anything to do with it
because when they smelt the lead, the steel and copper will float up
to the top to be skimmed off. My bullet making buddy did this all the
time when he was making bullets from scrap lead.
As I said earlier, the design of the trap mitigates ricochets. They
all ricochet into the belly of the trap.
I still say, it is just to protect his investment in the trap.
I know I chipped the 1/2" steel plates in mine when I was shooting
something too "hot" and that was just copper over lead. I am sure the
BiMetal is a bit harder than that.
I do wonder how much sparking you really get tho because that metal is
not really that hard. You can bugger it up quite a bit just grabbing
it with pliers to pull the bullet out. I usually think of sparks with
flint and hardened steel, like as hard as a file.

Russian 9MM BiMetal bullet
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Tula%209mm%20bullet.jpg


When I got shot in the service was a ricochet from a 38 off the target
frame. Outdoor police range in Novato near the base. Base had a rifle
range.

===

Did you get a Purple Heart or is that just for combat? A friend of
mine got a Purple Heart for what he claims was an accidental
discharge.


You can get a Purple Heart for non-combat injuries?



Yes, if you were in a combat zone at the time but it is frowned on.



Just ask John Kerry. :-)

Actually, according to Wiki:

"The criteria for the Purple Heart call for its award for any injury
received during combat requiring treatment by a medical officer; the
military makes no distinction regarding the severity of the injury.
Under military regulations, the Purple Heart can also be awarded for
"friendly fire" wounds in the "heat of battle," so long as the fire is
targeted "under full intent of inflicting damage or destroying enemy
troops or equipment."