New LCW 9mm Luger ammo $179.99 per case

Vitus said:
So does this mean we can shoot this at outdoor/indoor ranges or is this stuff strictly for the bush?
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Bi-metal jacket means there's steel alloys layers on the bullet so yes a magnet will stick on it. Not all indoor ranges have the "magnet" policy. It all depends on the thickness of their backstops.
 
Harry Callahan said:
Bi-metal jacket means there's steel alloys layers on the bullet so yes a magnet will stick on it. Not all indoor ranges have the "magnet" policy. It all depends on the thickness of their backstops.
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Even then, the magnet policy is designed to weed out steel core ammo. Common sense at most ranges should prevail. I assume that the box states that it is lead core. If not, I'll pull a bullet and saw it in half if I need to prove it. I just can't pass up this price.
 
Ok, I am still confused about this.

What is bimetal? I get that is a metal jacket over a core.
But what metal is the jacket? It can't be steel, is it?
Like another poster said, this would ruin the barrel.

So is it copper?

Sorry, I just want to understand this.
There are lead bullets.
There are copper plated lead bullets.
So what is the core and jacket of these cartridges?

Thank you.
 
Smoothbore said:
Ok, I am still confused about this.

What is bimetal? I get that is a metal jacket over a core.
But what metal is the jacket? It can't be steel, is it?
Like another poster said, this would ruin the barrel.

So is it copper?

Sorry, I just want to understand this.
There are lead bullets.
There are copper plated lead bullets.
So what is the core and jacket of these cartridges?

Thank you.
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Bi-metal is an alloy that contains "soft iron" and is usally copper coated. It's fine for keeping prices down. It will not harm your barrel or cause accellerated wear. Clean as you would to remove normal copper jacket fouling, as that's what the deposits will consist of primarily.

Normally, bullets of this construction are more prone to sparking on impact and can cause brush fires in dry areas if you shoot outside during hot summer days especially out west.

The core is lead so no worries there. As another poster said earlier, it's all common sense, an indoor range owner shouldn't ban those. It's not harmful to their backstops. The only actual "steel" on the bullet is a thin layer of alloy steel that's not really harder than copper. They are other brand of ammo that uses steel core, those are the one to lookout for as they can/will potentially damage indoor range backstops.
 
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Harry Callahan said:
....an indoor range owner shouldn't ban those. It's not harmful to their backstops. The only actual "steel" on the bullet is a thin layer of alloy steel that's not really harder than copper. They are other brand of ammo that uses steel core, those are the one to lookout for as they can/will potentially damage indoor range backstops.
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The trouble is, ranges have no way of knowing what is bimetallic and what is steel core so most of the ranges I know of just say if a magnet sticks to it then it is banned. Kind of a shame to lump ammo together like that but that is what is done at my range.
 
Runningfool said:
The trouble is, ranges have no way of knowing what is bimetallic and what is steel core so most of the ranges I know of just say if a magnet sticks to it then it is banned. Kind of a shame to lump ammo together like that but that is what is done at my range.
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a pair of side cutters makes short work of the question
 
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