

Another significant concern is that they tend to ricochet more severely, which poses an increased risk of injuries to people on the firing line, and a greater fire danger, particularly if the backstop contains lots of hard objects (such as small igneous rocks) that may create sparks.Īre ricochets and fires a particular concern at your backyard firing range? If you live in an arid climate with rocky topography, they could be. The main reason for restrictions on bi-metal or steel-core bullets at shooting ranges is that they chew up steel target hangers and steel-plate targets much faster than traditional copper-jacketed or non-jacketed lead bullets do. This type of bullet construction is known as "bi-metal", but this term is often confused or conflated with true steel-core construction. I bought some Tulammo at you know where mart and a lady next to me said "Oh, steel core, you can't shoot that at a range." I said its steel case, not steel core and I shoot out in the woods.ĪFAIK the bullets in recent-production Tulammo use mild steel jackets with a thin bonded copper coating.
