castile
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I usually go to an outdoor range but there was a woman my wife works with and her husband that wanted to go to the indoor range. When we went into the range there were large brick sized magnets with Russian steel cases attached to with a sign that said no steel cases allowed. I have been to a few indoor ranges and its not the steel case but the Russian or old communist block steel jacket or steel core bullets that are the issue. I asked why they said no steel cases, was it the steel bullets? No they said, its because of all the unburnt powder and gases that could ignite if a steel case hit the floor and made a spark. I have never heard that ever. I did not say anything but how many sparks come out of a gun barrel when fired. A spark would not ignite unburnt powder unless it actually landed on a speck of it. But even then how much unburned powder could there be? I could be wrong but that sounded like someone who know nothing trying to explain something by repeating something stupid they heard without thinking about it. I have heard many times that ventilation is needed for the primers have mercury or lead in some primers and that can be dangerous. I have also heard lead bullets can put lead into the air and that can build up indoors. But I have never heard of a range exploding because a spark ignited "unburned powder. Anyone ever hear of this?