Want a type 81 but what ammo brand can i buy that's not steel core( indoor range)

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I stopped shooting 7.62 rifles a few years back since i am now back at indoor range. They don't allow steel core ammo. I dont have that type of problem with my handguns obviously and the range is conveniently close and half the cost of signing up at outdoor range where i should be able to shoot

I want to get a type 81 but no point if i can't shoot it. does anyone know of any ammo brands that would be approved for range?

I typically buy my ammo online anyways so easier to find good deals. I don't mind paying a premium but i just don't want to waste money on buying ammo and than realizing i can't shoot it. Some brands state its steel core but others dont.
 
Do they allow copper plated steel jacket and lead core? Pretty sure Barnaul is made that way and goes on sale now and again at places like Tenda. It's also non-corrosive.

I just tested a round and a magnet sticks to it but that would be the jacket under the copper. Is your range willing to cut a projectile apart to confirm the lead core?
 
Paul_T said:
Do they allow copper plated steel jacket and lead core? Pretty sure Barnaul is made that way and goes on sale now and again at places like Tenda. It's also non-corrosive.

I just tested a round and a magnet sticks to it but that would be the jacket under the copper. Is your range willing to cut a projectile apart to confirm the lead core?
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No. They are only willing to so the magnet test. If it sticks they say no. They don't check ammo before shooting. Only if they get a complaint. Usually in tails a huge sparks made from backstop. I have seen steel core ammo at my range. Its a pretty big amount of sparks. Usually that is the dead give away that your surplus ammo got mixed in with the appropriate ammo.


**barnual is cheap but i always thought it was steel core. I will order just a box and test it out next week in my sks and see what happens. Typically just need one shot to realize what the insides contain once it hits the backstop
 
sunjeep24 said:
No. They are only willing to so the magnet test. If it sticks they say no. They don't check ammo before shooting. Only if they get a complaint. Usually in tails a huge sparks made from backstop. I have seen steel core ammo at my range. Its a pretty big amount of sparks. Usually that is the dead give away that your surplus ammo got mixed in with the appropriate ammo.


**barnual is cheap but i always thought it was steel core. I will order just a box and test it out next week in my sks and see what happens. Typically just need one shot to realize what the insides contain once it hits the backstop
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Everywhere I see it for sale they say lead core.

Now I need to know, I'll cut one apart now and post back......

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Cut apart on bandsaw. Lead core (magnet does not stick). FMJ is bi-metal (magnet sticks)

 
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Paul_T said:
Everywhere I see it for sale they say lead core.

Now I need to know, I'll cut one apart now and post back......

edit - here you go.

Cut apart on bandsaw. Lead core (magnet does not stick). FMJ is bi-metal (magnet sticks)

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Lol very nice. I took a picture of the sks ammo at Cabelas that I'll post later but the barnaul is certainly cheaper than everything else that isn't surplus (as long as the OP's range will allow steel jacket).
 
Western metal sells some brand new brass cased non corrosive ppu and fiochi 7.62x39 in 20 round boxes, and remanufactured brass cased range safe 7.62x39 in 100 round boxes.
 
Cheapest option for magnet safe is the S&B brass cased 123 Gr FMJ sold at Tenda for around $0.85/round delivered to your door ($369.99 + tax and free delivery for 500 round). When you are done shooting them collect the brass and sell for some money (between 0.05 to 0.2 a piece).

Or as someone suggested, pull projectile from surplus and replace with magnet safe ones. The process is way faster than you think if you don't have to tinker with powder charge (always work up your load). Hornady .310 FMJ and SP runs about $0.35 a piece. Add that to the base $0.25 a round for surplus you'll have range safe ammo for $0.6 per round. You can then sell off the pulled projectiles for about $0.1 a piece.
 
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