herrwalther
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The indoor range where I shoot (and have done RSO work) is generally OK with steel/aluminum cases, but steel core ammo is a no-no, and yes, there is a magnet to check. The magnet is generally for demonstrating to the person who brought in a bunch of Tula that yes indeed, those are steel core. Anybody who sees a steel round hit the backstop (especially something like .223/5.56) knows it's steel without the magnet.
That is the deal with my indoor range. They only care about steel core ammo. I know for a fact they reload (or have them reloaded somewhere) the cases to sell as range ammo. No big deal to me, it keeps their costs down. They aren't strict at all about casings. I have been to ranges where if it hits the ground, it cannot be picked up. If you want to keep your casings or be a range rat and scarf them up, it is allowed. With one caveat: don't go ahead of the firing tables to get brass.