Firearms Section

[CHMSC]

Originally Posted by Russo

it doesn't matter, if the Chinese decide to invade (very unlikely) and claim the money we owe them, the weak ass people who live in California and Oregon will turn on our own military to save their lives..

I live in Cali and yes there are a lot of soft people here but there are tons of people here who would stand up and fight anyone who invaded our country. I have the guns, ammo and the will power to do so along with tons of others I know here.

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

Question for everyone.....

Will you shoot steel case in your guns or do you use only brass?

Depends on what the bullet is made of and what lubricant is used on the steel as the case itself matters very little.

There was an extensive test done with 10k rounds of each that I posted a few pages back that did steel vs brass. It showed that there was very little difference between the case itself. What really mattered is the lubricant the steel case was coated with, and the composition of the bullet itself. Steel core and bi-metal bullets is bad for a gun no matter what case you use. If you use these type of bullets, the life of the barrel and other components is reduced drastically compared to solid copper or lead core.

I reload most of my ammo so that means mostly brass for me but I don't have a problem buying steel cased as long as it uses lead core bullets.

[IH8OPEC]

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

Question for everyone.....

Will you shoot steel case in your guns or do you use only brass?

My FAL eats anything I throw n the mag, even some plastic cased 7.62 DAG I found online cheap (1000 rounds - $220). Very cool ammo. It's an 11 grain plastic projectile which separates from the plastic case when fired, it's very accurate at 100 - 150 yds and they are lethal. The one thing I'm disappointed in is the rifle won't cycle, I have to pull the charging handle after every round. no biggie though.

[PsychoZL1]

^ WTH!

I've never seen plastic bullets before! Learn something new everyday!

[Scrappy Doo]

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

Question for everyone.....

Will you shoot steel case in your guns or do you use only brass?

I only use brass.

Not sure why. LOL.

[Mr. Unassailable]

I shoot steel sometimes. My AR rifle has seen only 40 brass cases. On the other hand it has seen around 1,000 steel cases (Tula). Same with my AR pistol. My handguns are all 9mm and I bought several K rounds of brass before the boom, so I've not yet reached the need to shoot steel in those yet. But I would probably not put them in my Berrettas, and would put them in my Sig. I have no real reason other than my sig never jams and my Nano and PX4 storm sometimes jam even with good ammo.


- Clayton. Official C5Fail4 hater.

[Bobaloo]

My Kimber "Team Match II" 45 Auto has never seen alluminum or steel cases in over 13K rounds. Don't care what the head stamp is but it's brass for me with 185 SWC-BB. Some day a Wilson Combat maybe.

[PIPE]

Was talking to a contractor at work yesterday about guns and such, and my 44 mag came up. He said I have about 500 44 mag rounds that I dont need since I dont have the gun anymore. He asked if I wanted them, I said hell yes. Well This morning he handed me a big box and said Merry Christmas lol. SCORE

[CamaroSkooter]

That's a helluva deal!

[PIPE]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

That's a helluva deal!

I'd say. Way things are going with prices and such I thought I hit the lotto.

[ShnOmac]

Thank's for the opinions/info about what ammo you guys use. The Cabela's near my house has a bunch of steel cased .223. I think I'm going to give some a try!



Interesting read about steel vs brass

http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/bras...el-cased-ammo/

[CHMSC]

Originally Posted by PIPE

I'd say. Way things are going with prices and such I thought I hit the lotto.

Great score. Saved you $500

[CHMSC]

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

Thank's for the opinions/info about what ammo you guys use. I have been doing some research and I can't find anything that really proves it will wear parts down faster. It is much dirtier however......

The Cabela's near my house has a bunch of steel cased .223. I think I'm going to give some a try!

Right now I would take what you can get. I topically shoot brass in all of my guns.

[Dznts]

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

Thank's for the opinions/info about what ammo you guys use. The Cabela's near my house has a bunch of steel cased .223. I think I'm going to give some a try!



Interesting read about steel vs brass

http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/bras...el-cased-ammo/

i have shot quite a bit of steel cased ammo (tulammo) and have had no problem to speak of. I prefer to shoot brass, but at this point when you can find "cheap" ammo and it goes bang, then why not shoot it.