Has anyone experience of solid copper heads ?

[Born Again]

Some dimension info you’ll find here

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/...fig3_279961452

Good find JB, thanks.

[JB101]

BTW not all ranges allow mono metallic bullets ,Bisley certainly has restrictions on their use but I’m not sure what other ranges do.

Regards
James

[mag44uk]

BTW not all ranges allow mono metallic bullets ,Bisley certainly has restrictions on their use but I’m not sure what other ranges do.

Regards
James

Not allowed on any mod range afaik. Massive ricochet hazard.

[mag44uk]

https://windcutbullets.com/

[Born Again]

Not allowed on any mod range afaik. Massive ricochet hazard.

That's interesting, as a kid I used to search the rifle backstops at a local military range and found many .303 / 7.62 size heads almost undamaged. Many more were slightly flattened and bent like bananas. I wonder why a solid copper bullet would be worse.

The metal target frames were all clad in wood, to stop splash, perhaps copper would be more dangerous to the butt crew.

[Born Again]

I just looked at the latest range regulations on the NRA site, re Bisley.

" Lead-free mono-metallic bullets may be used during specific events that are controlled and planned by the NSC. They are otherwise forbidden."

So, perhaps things are moving in the direction of allowing solid copper bullets in future ?

https://nra.org.uk/nra-bisley/ranges...%20items...%20

[amc577]

I do not understand why solid copper bullets would be more of a problem than fmj. What are the reasons for the restrictions? Copper in the soil would be less dangerous than lead...?

amc577

[223AI]

I do not understand why solid copper bullets would be more of a problem than fmj. What are the reasons for the restrictions? Copper in the soil would be less dangerous than lead...?

amc577

Is it?

Copper is phytotoxic I believe

[DedIdick]

I do not understand why solid copper bullets would be more of a problem than fmj. What are the reasons for the restrictions? Copper in the soil would be less dangerous than lead...?

amc577

Does lead not come from the soil. Ashes to Ashes and all that!

Strange for an MOD range to be fussy about ammo used? what with their armour piercing & incendiary stuff.