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On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 19:56:06 -0400, Alex wrote:

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On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 02:25:14 -0000 (UTC), Bill
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On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:46:44 -0400, John H.
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On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:50:39 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 09:59:06 -0400, John H.
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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 canâ€™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?

Probably ricochet more. And not recyclable much.
If the backstop is properly angled, it is always going to be a
ricochet. but it will bounce into the trap.;-)
I ended up learning a lot about what bullets do when they hit steel.
The first thing to understand is all FMJs explode on impact with
steel. Pistol bullets with gas checks are the worst. That gas check
may go back toward the shooter 10-15 feet. That is the other reason
why I always shot through cardboard. The lead tends to hit and slide.
Most of what I shot in the basement was cast lead. (.22 or .38
wadcutter).Just about the only time I shot anything jacketed was when
I was chronographing a load I was working up.
Not always. I was once hit with a .44 magnum bullet that must have
ricocheted off of the edge of the angled plates. It stung but didn't
leave a mark
If you are not hitting the trap, all sorts of bad **** happens. Every
commercial range I have seen has the top and bottom plates above the
ceiling and at or below the floor. Mine only had a 2x2 sweet spot but
if you can't hit a 4 sq/ft target from 40 feet away, go outside and
shoot.

The trap consisted of angled plates - all with a leading edge. I must
have hit that. I sure as hell didn't hit the ceiling or the floor.

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