30.06, the magnetic dilemma, is ALL M2 ball armor piercing?? NJ guy here.

[JDNJ1985]

Thanks for the clarification!

I sent another email out to a range affiliate - hopefully he can give me a better answer.

Like I said, they have Garand matches fairly regularly. I'd assume that most of those guys are serious shooters and will only shoot mil-spec ammo in their garands.

Is it safe to say that most mil-spec garand ammo is magnetic?

Thanks.

-Joe

 

[rcmodel]

No, not at all.
Just the opposite in fact.

U.S. made GI M2 Ball ammo is very likely made out of copper & brass, although some has used steel jacket bullets in the past.

rc

 

[JDNJ1985]

Ah, gotcha...

Thanks!

-Joe

 

[JDNJ1985]

Well I got the ok from a range trustee that the Greek is fine to shoot there! They are only against the steel core ammo, steel jacketed is fine.

Thanks for the help guys!

-Joe

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

TX Rifleman, that's excellent summary of the federal law, but it's still not

NEW JERSEY'S definition of armor piercing. You must comply with both federal and state, and here, the state (if anything) is going to be MORE restrictive than federal. So all that really matters is New Jersey's statute and admin. regs.

 

[TexasRifleman]

here, the state (if anything) is going to be MORE restrictive than federal. So all that really matters is New Jersey's statute and admin. regs.

Surprisingly it's not. Federal law is more restrictive than New Jersey's in this case which is why I didn't include it earlier:

"Body armor penetrating bullets" means bullet(s) designed for use in a handgun and whose core or
jacket, if the jacket is thicker than .025 of an inch, is of tungsten carbide or hard bronze or is made
of other material, which is harder than a rating of 72 or greater on the Rockwell B. Hardness Scale
and is capable of breaching or penetrating body armor.

.30-06 ammo was not designed for use in a handgun.

 

[benEzra]

Are you sure about the restricted by Federal law part? It's not made for a handgun, so you may be thinking about local or state ordinances. Do a search on the internet, you can find plenty of rounds with the black tip, and penetrators made of various materials.

The 1986 handgun-AP ban was extended to cover .223/5.56x45mm, 7.62x39mm, and .308 Winchester/7.62x51mm by a BATFE administrative decision in 1994, as I recall. Hence, ammunition in those calibers falls under those restrictions on bullet construction. .30-06 AP does not.