Do Norinco 7.62x39 bullets stick to magnet?

[TRaTSeRiF]

Yikes.. I'm glad I'm at a properly designed indoor range that allows steel core ammo.. Over here, most of the damage is from the pistol calibers.. Slow large projectiles bounce around a lot.. Fast hard projectiles either shatter or dig in without ricocheting. Our backstop is designed so the sparks aren't a fire hazard and it's tough enough to take ANY caliber out there. The reason we don't allow .50BMG (other 50's are ok) is the noise coupled with the fact that it's not a 50yd caliber lol

[mildcustom2]

The new manufacture Prvi, S&B, MFS (steel case) may pass the magnet test... Have never tried it however. I liked the MFS when I was plinking... don't think there is any steel other than the case.

MFS is still bimetal jacketed. No change yet as I just picked up some brand new stuff.

See lots of comments about bimetal jacket penetration etc but at the local indoor range here there biggest concern is ricochets.

[Rocket Surgery]

Unfortunately MFS sticks to a magnet as well, I believe it's copper washed steel jacketed ammo. There's no steel core that I know of, but the stuff sparks almost as bad as steel core czech ammo and was banned at my range during the summer.

[Derwood]

steel core? it has a tendency to:
1) make holes in backstops
b) spark and possibly cause fires.

AND, (2. or b), take your choice) a steel core bullet is alot less likely to deform than a lead core (i.e. putting it's ballistic coefficient in the toilet) and therefore much MORE likely to result in a potentially dangerous ricochet.

[TRaTSeRiF]

AND, (2. or b), take your choice) a steel core bullet is alot less likely to deform than a lead core (i.e. putting it's ballistic coefficient in the toilet) and therefore much MORE likely to result in a potentially dangerous ricochet.

It's either gonna dig in or shatter, so it won't ricochet. This was already tested at our range.