Has anyone experience of solid copper heads ?

[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

[amc577]

I assume all spent bullets are contained in the backstops and the lead or copper would not be a danger to the public, so I remain unsure of why the NRA do not permit solid copper bullets.

amc577

[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.

[amc577]

I have received a response from the NRA ... it is considered that a solid copper alloy bullet is more likely to exit the danger area than a lead or fmj bullet.. however, the NRA have no published data to confirm this consideration...thus the ban on the use of the solid bullet. You know it makes sense...

amc577