Steel-Cased Ammo in S. A. M1A?? - Smith And Wesson Forums I do however shoot a good deal of steel cased 7 62 x 39 I notice that when I shoot brass cased 7 62 x 39 my AK's don't get nearly as dirty as when I shoot steel The guys over on the AK boards will tell you that this is because the steel cases do not expand like the brass cases do and therefore don't seal the chamber as well
Whats the deal with aluminum cased ammo? - Smith And Wesson Forums In all honesty I avoid buying aluminum cased ammo for autoloaders as there is some yanking and slamming going on with every round fired, and the tougher the case the better, is my train of thought In a revolver no problem Brass,aluminum or steel They use to make plastic shotgun shells right down to and including the base (ACTIV brand)
M P 15 and steel cased ammo - Smith And Wesson Forums I'm new to the forum Just purchased an M P 15 and was wondering about using steel cased ammo like TulAmmo, Wolf, Bear I searched for posts on steel ammo but did not find any Would greatly appreciate being advised where I might find any previous posts (please excuse my ignorance), or even your recommendations Thanks!
Plated bullets with ported barrel M P shield EZ 9mm Blazer Brass Case is not plated It is lead covered with a full metal jacket (copper) Blazer aluminum cased does have plated bullets Gosh, I just learned something I never use aluminum cased rounds, nor do I have a ported barrel, but learning is good in any case!
H K VP9 - Smith And Wesson Forums I have a question about ammo for this gun The owner's manual recommends brass only It warns against steel cased(no surprise), and also aluminum cased ammo Of course also, lead rounds, since it is polygonal rifling like Glocks I've read comments from owners that are using aluminum cased ammo and they seem to have no problems with it
Steel Ammo discussion -- put to rest. Facts - Smith And Wesson Forums Chrome lining the chamber seems to help too I've fired thousands of steel cased Com-Bloc 9x18 Mak ammo out of my CZ-82 without a single failure Rounds like the 5 56 223 and 7 62x51 308 have less body taper OTOH; The US used millions if not billions of steel-cased 45 ACP and 30 Carbine during WWII when brass had better uses elsewhere
Federal Aluminum Ammo - Is It Safe To Use? - Smith And Wesson Forums CCI Speer aluminum cased ammo is excellent! Am certain I have used it in 38 Special, 9mm, 45 ACP Currently use it in 44 Special This particular load uses 200 gr Gold Dot HP's and is an excellent SD load in m 21-4 Thunder Ranch revolver IIRC, I have also used CCI aluminum cased 357 Magnum ammunition, but it has been a while ago
TulAmmo 9mm steel casing for Shield Plus - Smith And Wesson Forums Steel cased Tula used to be Lacquer coated (I do not know if they still are) As already mentioned, If the cases are Lacquer coated and you shoot enough to heat up the barrel, the lacquer can gum up the chamber, needing to be (literally) scraped off I will not use lacquer coated steel cased ammunition in any of my handguns
Ruger American Ranch Rifle 7. 62X39mm Review - Smith And Wesson Forums The ammo was Tula 7 62X39mm FMJ steel cased ammo that I got from Walmart It and the rifle performed perfectly This could well be my ranch plinking and varmint ammo now that I used it With any new rifle, initially it shot low but I sighted it in I am pleased with the results It was easy with the Leupold scope to zero For me it is zeroed