Actually, the main issues are damage to range equipment and the danger of ricochets. At outdoor ranges, there's also a significant fire risk.Unfortunately my local indoor range has recently banned the use of steel case ammo. I think they sell the shell casings for reloading.
FWIW the main issue with Tula is the use of so-called "bi-metal" bullets, i.e. the bullets have steel cores and/or mild steel jackets.* This makes them more prone to ricocheting and making sparks when they strike the steel backstop at an indoor range or a hard object embedded in the soil backstop at an outdoor range. They also chew up the steel target hangers at indoor ranges much more quickly than lead. For these reasons, an increasing number of shooting ranges ban Tula, sometimes specifically by name! Check your local range policies before purchasing!
*Footnote: In late 2011, a Tula manager stated in an online gun press interview that the company would start marketing a more range-friendly product line with conventional lead-core copper-jacketed bullets in "early 2012"; however, AFAIK none of this ammo seems to have hit U.S. store shelves. YMMV.
I'm well aware that he/she was talking about the cases. My point is that many ranges are more concerned about the dangers posed by steel in the bullets, and/or the potential loss of revenue from having to shut lanes down because the target hangers and/or the backstops have been shot to pieces.Naw Chris, I think cetanner was referring to the shells, not the bullets. Some ranges only want brass...
Many outdoor ranges are shoestring operations. If a wildfire spreads to the clubhouse and firing line, they could be shut down permanently.Is that the latest excuse Range personnel are using to keep Ruskie ammo off the range, 'It might be a fire hazzard'?
I ran a box of TulAmmo 9mm through my CZ-75 Wednesday afternoon and, as expected, had no problems of any kind. I did notice that the recoil and muzzle flash seemed a bit more pronounced than that of the Federal Champion that we also had at the range
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I ran a box of TulAmmo 9mm through my CZ-75 Wednesday afternoon and, as expected, had no problems of any kind. I did notice that the recoil and muzzle flash seemed a bit more pronounced than that of the Federal Champion that we also had at the range
Webley, what do you mean by more pronounced? I'm asking because I have not used Tula 9mm in my CZ but I've run Tula through my AR and the recoil was considerably less. Is the 9mm Tula recoil more or less than the Federal?