Quote Originally Posted by rondog View Post
I've had rat bastards at indoor ranges refuse to let me shoot lead bullets, "jacketed only". Fug 'em.
My local range is ok with my "lead" even though it's hard cast lead, they still check them and are looking for steel core. I get this, some people will shoot stuff that destroys their equipment.

Today though, they were getting complaints, the guy in the lane next to me packed up and left shortly after I started. Too much SMOKE! I guess he couldn't see those Bright Shoot and See targets 20 feet out. Range officers checked on my son and I once, just to see what I was shooting. Light reloads, hard cast, nothing different than I always shoot there.

When we checked out, I inquired about the smoking being an issue?. Yes, a couple people were questioning it, but the range didn't have a big issue I guess, just that my gun was spewing lead from the barrel each shot - they could see it! and am I'm going to die or something. They did mention how hard it is on their filtration system. Thinking to myself, Um, yep, that's why you have a filtration system isn't it, kinda hard to filter the air if it was perfectly clean? My 200 rounds were a drop in the bucket with all the ranges daily shooting and being filtered.

Winchester 231 has always been dirty/smokey, just like other brands Unique and such. Not easy to find a cleaner powder for the lead/hardcast that won't melt things.

I can shoot and reload a few hundred rounds for the price of a box or two at todays prices. $$

Guess I'll just take the plated/jacketed stuff next time to keep everyone happy. Or buy the ranges "Reloads" or "Remanufactured" ammo.

My reload rant.