I have questions regarding steel cased ammo mostly in regards to the issue of availability. If someone that works at a range or knowledgeable about why there's does it please chime in.
1) What is the primary motivation behind banning steel cased ammo?
Since I suspect it's either reloading/recycling...
2) Does a range figure the cost of that into their rates? Say for example, the rate they charge completely covers their overhead without reloading or any money they get from recycling the ammo for raw materials. Would it be then ethical to say no steel cased ammo? You've covered costs and it's simply inconvenient to take out the steel.
I could possibly understand that if they know how many casings they get on average and factor the extra money they get from that into their rates. That would be reasonable to ask for no steel because they're eliminating their labor costs of taking out the steel to give you a lower rate.
I have been thinking about this because I generally have avoided steel ammo. Now with the cost of ammo I'm considering it because I know my guns will handle it no problem as I have quality guns I clean often, but the range I typically go to banning steel holds me back. Due to my current situation it's not a great option to go to another range and I don't have the $ to buy tons of ammo, so if steel cased is the cheapest and I can get a few hundred rounds of that it's a big motivator to keep me shooting something at all. Otherwise I'm not dumb and won't pay out the bum for less ammo in brass, so I would soon end up not shooting for lack of ammo.
1) What is the primary motivation behind banning steel cased ammo?
Since I suspect it's either reloading/recycling...
2) Does a range figure the cost of that into their rates? Say for example, the rate they charge completely covers their overhead without reloading or any money they get from recycling the ammo for raw materials. Would it be then ethical to say no steel cased ammo? You've covered costs and it's simply inconvenient to take out the steel.
I could possibly understand that if they know how many casings they get on average and factor the extra money they get from that into their rates. That would be reasonable to ask for no steel because they're eliminating their labor costs of taking out the steel to give you a lower rate.
I have been thinking about this because I generally have avoided steel ammo. Now with the cost of ammo I'm considering it because I know my guns will handle it no problem as I have quality guns I clean often, but the range I typically go to banning steel holds me back. Due to my current situation it's not a great option to go to another range and I don't have the $ to buy tons of ammo, so if steel cased is the cheapest and I can get a few hundred rounds of that it's a big motivator to keep me shooting something at all. Otherwise I'm not dumb and won't pay out the bum for less ammo in brass, so I would soon end up not shooting for lack of ammo.