Was told not to use this ammo

[micocyco]

I was invited to go shoot at a new range with a friend , it is called The Governors Gun Club , Yes it was nice all Plexiglas (bullet proof I assume) state of the art. At any rate I pull out my cheep WM ammo & start loading my mags. My friend & the range officer ( who it seemed was always looking over my shoulder ) asked to see it I give them one box to look at & the range officer said you are not really suppose to use this in these guns. I just stuck my hand out for the box said thanks it runs great for me & turned my back to him.

 

[jfp357]

Was it an indoor range with traps? Use a magnet on your bullet IF it sticks it is steel. I cant use steel ammo at my indoor range.

 

[brchambersjr]

During the first part of this year this was the only ammo that I could find a lot of the time for target shooting. I have shot it through an XD9 and SD9VE and never had an issue.

Bill

Edit: FMJ only.

 

[Arik]

Never seen silver bullets in Tula or Wolf. If its the correct caliber for your gun and it works....use it.

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[ItsGotMyBack]

I have used the steel case in my other German made 9mm with no issues. For awhile i was shooting anything I could get my hands on. Things seem to be better now and can be a bit more picky. But I would not shy away from it knowing it runs with no problems. But it would probably be some of the first stuff I shoot so I don't store it for long.

i haven't tried the steel version in my 40c but tried their Brassmaxx stuff. Nothing but issues and stopped shooting it after the third mag. Case had a slight bulge on one side like the round wasn't in straight. The other side nice and straight.
Wrote them and they are reimbursing me for the 300 rounds I bought.

So one good experience and one bad. But Tulammo is making it right.

I know there is a lot of debate about using steel case in a firearm and that is likely what the range officer was saying. If it was a steel round he probably wouldn't have allowed it in the range as most indoor don't allow it unless shooting at traps.

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[micocyco]

Was it an indoor range with traps? Use a magnet on your bullet IF it sticks it is steel. I cant use steel ammo at my indoor range.

WHY ?
They are steel casings don't know what the bullet is ?

 

[raymo2u]

steel penetrates better than lead jacketed rounds and sone ranges are not approved for it. so they wont allow it in. i know alot of people that have problems with tula ammo is this silver stuff any good?

 

[Lenny_D]

I've read people on this forum stating that they would never use tula in any of their handguns. I've used it when it was what was available and have never had any problems with it in two different calibers.
It would seem a couple of previous posters think that the projectile loaded in the steel case is also made from steel. I believe it's a plated lead bullet.

Len

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I've had an indoor range not allow me to use Sellier & Beloit (sp?) ammo because of the steel cores - he stuck a magnet on them to show me. Claimed they would ricochet. Okay, whatever.....

***GRJ***

 

[duppie]

My range does not allow it either but not due to any so called safety issue....they just don't want the hassle of separating profitable reloadable brass from the steel or aluminum casings.

 

[Bozz10mm]

If those are plain lead bullets without copper jacketing and you are shooting a Glock, they were right. Lead bullets shouldn't be shot in a Glock with the factory polygonal barrel. It will cause lead fouling in that type of barrel. That might be what they are referring to and not the steel cases.

 

[thewheelman]

Yeah for a while that was all you could find. My Sigma had no problems with them at all, but my edc didn't care much for them. Luckily I've been able to find some more quality brands........good luck!

 

[raymo2u]

sorry i was referring to steel core ammo. hard cast is ok with these sd's as far as my results but whats all the hype with different casings? does steel and aluminum swell and damage during use or is it becuase they are lazy and cant pick it out of their reload buckets?

 

[Lenny_D]

According to the Tula website their 9mm ammo is either copper or bimetal plated lead bullets. It does not have a steel core so if a magnet was sticking to a loaded cartridge it had to be sticking to the case not the bullet.
Len

 

[raymo2u]

i like hornady critical defense...the reason i first tried it was its casing was chrome and not brass, made me feel like it must be a stronger round...but that was years back and i didnt know much, if anything back then.

 

[Harrison]

Bimetal bullets means the bullet is a lead core with a steel jacket plated with copper or brass. Depending on the type of backstop, some ranges do not allow steel jacketed bullets. When shooting on an indoor range, one should only shoot the ammunition allowed on that range. The range personnel know better than you do what type of ammo is suitable or not suitable for their range.

 

[Nframecollector]

It works great in all of my 1911's and it is reloadable if you resize it with a steel resizing die as it is Boxer primed.

 

[Pisgah]

Well, I was told babies come out of a woman's navel, but even at age 6 I doubted it.;-)

The ammo will do no harm to your gun, although many pose all sorts of bogus reasons why they will. Many indoor ranges will not allow steel-core or even FMJ bullets because they can be very hard on backstops; and, if they sell their swept-up brass, many don't like steel cartridge cases -- they have to sort them out from the rest.

 

[raymo2u]

i still wait for santa every year to come with a new AR...but alas we know when things are just something we are told but you always question it when you first hear about them

 

[EBK]

According to the Tula website their 9mm ammo is either copper or bimetal plated lead bullets. It does not have a steel core so if a magnet was sticking to a loaded cartridge it had to be sticking to the case not the bullet.
Len

Not exactly, it sticks to the Bimetal jacket, which is copper and soft steel IIRC. Not enough to make it AP but enough to make it stick to the magnet.