Being that I’m from the belly of the beast (Los Angeles., CA), I was a late adopter of cast-iron pans. Now they are my favorite pans and for exactly the same reasons given.
However, I sure wouldn’t shoot at them and expect them to be usable afterwards:
PUBG Guns vs Real Pan (Kar98k, P1911, P92 vs. Pan) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - YouTube