Actually, you're safe. It's your buddy who's the messenger.RottenApple wrote:Just don't shoot the messenger (that would be me).
Anyway, since most ".30 cal" cartridges are of .308" diameter (except the .303 British, but then they're deficient in a few other things too.
), I would assume that they are OK with it since their apparent objection is to cartridges "larger than .30 caliber." Not to put too fine a point on it, but if they are going to be semantically vague like that, then they are tacitly allowing a liberal definition of the term.Again, my beef isn't with you. It's not even with your friend, if what he's saying is the word for word truth. And I'm not saying he's lying either. I'm only saying that I think something has gotten lost in translation between the range owner/manager, to your friend, then to you, and then to us.
I'm going to phone them today and see if there are any caliber restrictions, and if so, what they are.
Edited to add: I just went back to look, and you said "Buddy," not "your buddy." Now I guess I'm the one being semantically vague.
Anyway, is "Buddy" the owner of the place? I just now went and looked at their website, and there is no mention of this restriction on it. Also, the next time you talk to him, try pointing out that a .270 firing a 140 grain bullet is going to hit a piece of power line equipment probably harder than a .308 firing a 150 grain bullet......and the .270 is well under ".30 caliber." I'd be real interested to see what he says....