Does anyone know if Range 14 has any restrictions against using XM855 ammo?

 

I've never seen anyone inspect ammo there but I'm wondering if they would exclude it due to the potential damage that it could do to the berm over time. It's not specifically mentioned in the rules but I'm wondering if anyone has ever run into issues using it there.

LOL, No, NATO ammo is not allowed on the US Army base range. (I'm being untruthful)

LOL, No, NATO ammo is not allowed on the US Army base range. (I'm being untruthful)

I guess that I kind of deserved that - this being NJ, I just figured the obvious answer would be the wrong the answer

I guess that I kind of deserved that - this being NJ, I just figured the obvious answer would be the wrong the answer

In all fairness, they won't let me shoot mortars there, freak'n a holes.

In all fairness, they won't let me shoot mortars there, freak'n a holes.

Just tell the RO its a really big 10 gauge slug gun, he won't know the difference!

I didn't know XM855 was banned.  If it is, I can't see the logic?  If you are shooting steel, its gonna be your personal steel, so any damage is also your problem.  All steel has to be set up at 200 yds, so fragments aren't an issue.  As far as berm damage?  Its a sand & dirt berm...

I never had a problem with it in the past and never saw anyone else have a problem either, actually never ever saw a RO looking into what kind of ammo you were using, even that crazy RO Johnny!

Honestly - they allow .50BMG - you think they'd have problems with M855?

Not sure if it's banned but I saw an empty bix of it in a garbage can there last weekend, so someone was shooting it.

Oh geezzz.  M855 is not banned.  You can buy it, you can shoot it at R-14.  The reason it is banned at SOME ranges (mainly indoor) is because it damages the backstop.  The backstop at a US Army base was specifically designed to stop exactly this round, and a lot more.

Understood - I figured that it was okay bu just wanted to doublecheck before buying ammo