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Interesting graph showing total cost for steel vs brass ammo
Posted on 4/12/13 at 8:55 am
Posted on 4/12/13 at 8:55 am
While steel may be harder on the barrel, this graph shows that the cost of a new barrel in addition to the steel rounds, will be less than if you just fired brass every time.
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Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:04 am to TigerTatorTots
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:05 am to shawnlsu
it appears the blue line is very straight and the other lines are a bit more squiggly.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:07 am to Chad504boy
quote:
it appears the blue line is very straight and the other lines are a bit more squiggly.
I believe those squiggles would be the price spike of purchasing a new barrel and then leveling back off?
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:14 am to brass2mouth
quote:Yep
I believe those squiggles would be the price spike of purchasing a new barrel and then leveling back off?
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:34 am to TigerTatorTots
apprently you continue to fire roughly 1000 rounds while incurring the cost of a new barrel.
otherwise the graph would look like a linear relationship with vertical jumps in the line.
otherwise the graph would look like a linear relationship with vertical jumps in the line.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:35 am to Bleeding purple
Why is steel cased ammo harder on the barrel? The case does not travel down the barrel.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:38 am to Bleeding purple
Good question
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:39 am to Bleeding purple
so you get to buy newer barrels and still save money?
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:42 am to Chad504boy
Figure every 1000 rounds, you will save ~$100 with steel vs brass. Shooting 5,000 rounds of steel, you will have spent $500 less than 5,000 rounds of brass- therefore having an extra $500 to spend on a new barrel (barrels don't cost that much so in effect you will save money including purchasing a new barrel
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:45 am to TigerTatorTots
pulled from another site
75-80% of the current AR owners are never going to shoot their gun as hard or as fast as they did in that test. For the average shooter, they will be dead and gone before they would notice a problem from shooting steel cased ammo. And if they are shooting enough to cause a problem with their rifle, they will have saved enough on ammo by that time to buy a new riflle or barrel. (figure $100+ saved/1,000 rounds)
If you have a custom high end AR that you spent big $ on, then you probably have enough money that the extra cost for brass cased ammo doesn't matter or affect you. For the great majority of shooters though, buy the cheap stuff and shoot away. I have used both steel and brass cases(about 2/3 steel) in my AR for 6 or 7 years now, shooting several times a month. (several thousand rounds) and I have not seen any loss of accuracy or function. I may have a few more FTF or FTE with the steel, but with the cost savings, I'll live with it.
75-80% of the current AR owners are never going to shoot their gun as hard or as fast as they did in that test. For the average shooter, they will be dead and gone before they would notice a problem from shooting steel cased ammo. And if they are shooting enough to cause a problem with their rifle, they will have saved enough on ammo by that time to buy a new riflle or barrel. (figure $100+ saved/1,000 rounds)
If you have a custom high end AR that you spent big $ on, then you probably have enough money that the extra cost for brass cased ammo doesn't matter or affect you. For the great majority of shooters though, buy the cheap stuff and shoot away. I have used both steel and brass cases(about 2/3 steel) in my AR for 6 or 7 years now, shooting several times a month. (several thousand rounds) and I have not seen any loss of accuracy or function. I may have a few more FTF or FTE with the steel, but with the cost savings, I'll live with it.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:49 am to oleyeller
not spending premium $'s to kill a bunch of fricking zombies.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:52 am to Chad504boy
Or pigs.
Dumb question, but do they make steel 300blackout?
Dumb question, but do they make steel 300blackout?
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:53 am to Bleeding purple
I assumed that if someone is producing steel case ammo, that means they are aiming for providing cheap ammo, and likely using cheaper primers and powder which is what actually would do damage to the barrel.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 10:01 am to TigerTatorTots
Steel can't be reloaded.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 10:03 am to weagle99
While true, I'd venture to say over 80% of people don't reload. To people who reload, sure brass is the way to go.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 10:43 am to Bleeding purple
I think most steel-cased ammo has soft steel bullets with a think coating of copper. "Copper-plated" or "copper-washed."
Myself, I have plenty of steel ammo. I'll shoot it through all my guns except the high-end ones.
Myself, I have plenty of steel ammo. I'll shoot it through all my guns except the high-end ones.
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