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Weg wrote:Just pulled the bullets on 3 calibers of Wolf. 9mm attracted magnet, 7.62 x 39mm attracted magnet, .223 did not attract magnet, but is at least 5 years old, the other two being less than 6 monyhs old ( since I bought them).
Coulda' knocked me over with a feather... Just got up off my duff and did the same with Tul-Ammo 40S&W and Wolf 223.... both are attracted by the magnet.
I didn't even think about rifle ammo. I assumed pistol ammo.OldSchool wrote:Same common stories as with the "steel" in 30-06 surplus projectiles (Lake City, HXP, etc.). I don't know about the ammo listed (we don't use it), but the 30-06 is typically a very soft steel jacket washed with copper. Decades of experience tells that the soft steel jackets are no more damaging than copper. I would doubt that this ammo is any different.
Bullet Trap folks -- if I ever shoot there -- will have to explain to me the data and reasoning behind their conclusions, and how it differs from the other typical steel-jacketed ammo being used in the world. It will become important, as copper goes up in price.
