Will steel casing ammo damage my gun?
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justxboxin
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Might be crap ammo doubt it would hurt the gun ....
Bighouse Doc
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The soft iron case won't damage you gun...unless it's chamber is softer than the case!
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hyundailarry
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I have ran about 2000 rounds of it through my Glock with 2 misfires the primers we struck but did not fire. I have no wear on my extractor so I like these for practice and the price is nice there are other Russian made ammo's out there that are the same I have been paying $8.90 a box of 50 in 9mm. In no way would I use this for defensive ammo. Paper punching they are great.
Kalamity023
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I used steel in an M4 and it damaged the extractor buffer and spring. Reason behind it was the polymer coating was expanding in the chamber and jamming the casing in. The extractor was not tough enough to rip it out. I stay away from steel now unless it's in an Ak/SKS variant type rifle, or my Glock.
Rocketgeezer
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I did the same thing with my AR, I found the problem to be the coating kind of sticks to the chamber, the steel stuff shoots fine you just have to clean more often, and absolutly do not leave a fired shell in the camber especialy when the guns hot, problem only comes up with extended ranges sessions, and the gun gets dirty
Rocketgeezer
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In no way will that ammo damage your gun, I use it a bunch, especialy when breaking in a new gun, its cheap, almost cheaper than reloading, and a whole lot easyer, however you will be cleaning it more often, the caseings may be steel, but its soft steel, buy as much as you can, it wont stay cheap forever,
Purple
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Just be cautious that the ammo looks like a good buy and is often cheaper than brass cased, but many indoor ranges do not allow you to shoot them because they often include steel bullets. Also, their is suspicion that some of the wildfire that are currently burning were cause due to sparks caused from target shooting and steel ammo...most people I know can't afford the cost of fighting a wildfire.
Depends on your firearm. Best thing to do is check the owner's manual and if you can't find an answer there, contact the manufacturer. In my experience I haven't had any problems, however I have witnessed issues with steel cased ammo going through AR-15 type rifles. I've also seen chipped extractors in both XD and M&P pistols.
The money you save on ammo may be little in comparison to what you might have to spend to fix the damage to your firearm. Personally, I prefer aluminum cased ammo over steel if I'm shopping by price.
The money you save on ammo may be little in comparison to what you might have to spend to fix the damage to your firearm. Personally, I prefer aluminum cased ammo over steel if I'm shopping by price.
gunnerbob
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Check with the manufactorer of your firearm.
melloyello
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I can understand steel core limitation at gun ranges, but steel case damaging your weapon, a lot of misconception.
Box of Truth did some testing on the same issue...The Box O' Truth - Educational Zone #18 - Shooting Wolf steel-cased Ammo in an AR15.
I've shot steel case ammo (non-lacquer coated) in my Glocks, Witness, Taurus PT709, DPMS, CETME, AKs and SKSs no problems.
We are talking thousands of rounds each over that last few years not just a box or two.
I have a friend that shot over 5000 rounds of steel case in his STAG AR-15 and absolutely no issues.
The only weapon I have and still having issues with that has never touched steel case, only brass are my Remingtons.
I have a 7400 and VTR both in 308, that have both had extraction issue with brass only ammo.
I am on the second extractor replacement on the 7400.
Seems it says more about the weapon than the ammo.
As for lacquer coated ammo, I don't know if my Mosin sticky bolt is from the lacquer coating or all the darn cosmoline.
I will say that the chambers are free of lacquer and more the problems are in the lugs.
Can't see how the lacquer coating from the chamber gets from into the locking lugs but that is not a steel case issue, but coating.
Box of Truth did some testing on the same issue...The Box O' Truth - Educational Zone #18 - Shooting Wolf steel-cased Ammo in an AR15.
I've shot steel case ammo (non-lacquer coated) in my Glocks, Witness, Taurus PT709, DPMS, CETME, AKs and SKSs no problems.
We are talking thousands of rounds each over that last few years not just a box or two.
I have a friend that shot over 5000 rounds of steel case in his STAG AR-15 and absolutely no issues.
The only weapon I have and still having issues with that has never touched steel case, only brass are my Remingtons.
I have a 7400 and VTR both in 308, that have both had extraction issue with brass only ammo.
I am on the second extractor replacement on the 7400.
Seems it says more about the weapon than the ammo.
As for lacquer coated ammo, I don't know if my Mosin sticky bolt is from the lacquer coating or all the darn cosmoline.
I will say that the chambers are free of lacquer and more the problems are in the lugs.
Can't see how the lacquer coating from the chamber gets from into the locking lugs but that is not a steel case issue, but coating.
