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Great Article on Steel vs Brass-cased Ammo
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:26 pm
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TL;DR:
Brass has less failure, but steel does pretty well. Steel wears your barrel faster, but with the savings you can easily buy spare barrels.
TL;DR:
Brass has less failure, but steel does pretty well. Steel wears your barrel faster, but with the savings you can easily buy spare barrels.
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:30 pm to Cold Pizza
can't reload steel, that being said i shoot the shite out of it.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:37 pm to KingRanch
If it is boxer primed, you can reload it. Wolf 55 grain .223 is boxer primed and I've reloaded a ton of it. And I see now that Wolf is selling some Berdan primers, so I guess you can reload some that is Berdan primed as well.
Oh, and just for clarification, the barrel wear in that torture test had noting to do with the steel cases, but rather the bi-metal bullets used in the Russian ammunition.
Oh, and just for clarification, the barrel wear in that torture test had noting to do with the steel cases, but rather the bi-metal bullets used in the Russian ammunition.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:37 pm to KingRanch
quote:someone told me that steel casing damages weapons after prolonged use. That true KR?
can't reload steel, that being said i shoot the shite out of it.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:38 pm to Hawgon
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If it is boxer primed
sorry, i should have clarified
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:39 pm to ForeverLSU02
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steel casing damages weapons after prolonged use.
when they say prolonged use, they're talking about 20000+ rounds down the pipe, and even then wear is minimal.
i shoot steel without worry out of $3k 1911's and don't blink an eye
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:41 pm to KingRanch
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when they say prolonged use, they're talking about 20000+ rounds down the pipe, and even then wear is minimal.
I think the article said 10k, but your point still stands.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:43 pm to Cold Pizza
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I think the article said 10k, but your point still stands.
exactly, as much as i used to shoot, and it used to be an absolute shite ton, i don't own a pistol that has had more then 10k fired from it.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:44 pm to Cold Pizza
It has nothing to do with the casing but rather the bullets the Russians use.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:46 pm to Hawgon
I use steel all he time, not 10k rounds, but I've not seen any abnormal wear.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:47 pm to KingRanch
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