Wazzer Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Hi, a gunshop near to me is selling the above at a good price, has anyone ever tried it or had experince of steel cases, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Fine as long as you don't want to reload it Unless it's a remmy, it'll destroy your extractor lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazzer Posted April 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 No im not reloading at moment, thats why I was interested as its £30 per 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 If its a remmy, it will destroy your extractor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazzer Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Dave, was actually going to email you to ask as its one of your Ar15s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcroft Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 I'd just buy some GGG at £40 a hundred as it is proven good ammo that is quality brass to reload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazzer Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Im currently using the ggg but had seen this which is £12 cheaper and the shop is local rather then a trip to diggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcroft Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Fair point,but it is cheap and if it shoots well a good deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 It will be fine in an AR as they have a different extractor buddy. Remmy,s are pushed over the case head on feeding, and the brass usually gives a bit, so does,t dull the extractor edge.....but steel does. An AR extractor is hinged on its pin , so will slip over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazzer Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Thanks, might get a box to try them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 I won't let steel cased ammo in any of my good rifles. I can't see running that steel case along the contact points of the chamber during feeding. We don't have steel cased Hornady .223 ammo in my area but I'm guessing it's Russian made and berdan primed? No thanks. FWIW, I have reloaded steel cased ammo back in the 80s when some of the Eastern Block rounds were impossible to get in the US. I had a supplier for Berdan primers and an RCBS chisel-type Berdan decapping tool. Once you get the rounds reprimed, reloading is a snap because you don't reize the case: just put in powder and seat a bullet. A real pain in the a$$ for sure but back then it was that, the uber expensive and hard to get Norma, or not shooting.~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 I've tried it, shoots well enough as you would expect with a 75gn HPBTM, but extraction with the steel case was a bit sporty to say the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazzer Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Is there any truth in that it causes damage to the chamber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 I don't know but it always amazes me that someone who would agonize over what kind of bore guide to use would cycle steel cases into his pet rifle. I have a friend like that: $1400 worth of rifle, another $600 for a scope -dedicated Dewey rods and bore guides... an he shoots steel cased Russian fodder through it. Say What??!~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Is there any truth in that it causes damage to the chamber None whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazzer Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I shot these last week, half inch group at 100yds. No problems with extraction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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