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I have heard that you should not shoot steel case ammo through a modern 223/556 U.S. made assault rifle, like my Colt AR15, is this true?
I have heard that you should not shoot steel case ammo through a modern 223/556 U.S. made assault rifle, like my Colt AR15, is this true?
Thank
you Sammy da Shooter.
Answer:
Steel case ammo is primarily a Russian or former Soviet Bloc country manufactured ammunition. TulAmmo is commonly found and sold here in the USA, and is Russian made, and imported. This ammo cost less than more popular brands and is sold by Wal-Mart in 20-round boxes of 223 Caliber, 55 Grain, FMJ, Steel Case, Burden Primed. It is also widely sold by bulk ammo suppliers in 1,000 round packs (boxes). Wal-Mart also sells 7.62x39, shown above.
The
real negative about this ammo is that it's 'Burden Primed.' Burden
Primed ammo cannot be reloaded, which makes it a no buy for many
shooters who reload their own ammo.
As
for the steel case, most of this is now coated.
Russian
made firearms have been shooting steel case ammo since WWII.
TuAmmo
makes for good plinking ammo (target shooting). Just simply take a
wire brush on your cleaning rod and spray it with some WD-40, run it
through the barrel down to the bore, then wipe it with a clean dry patch a few times. Finally take a cleaning patch with some light oil and run it through barrel.
I shoot this all the time, but I do not reload and I
always immediately clean the bore after shooting.
For
those that may think this is not true then evaluate this FACT –
Most shooters have owned a 22 Caliber Rifle or Handgun during their
lifetime. Even high quality ammo such as Winchester 22 Caliber has
lead bullets. I have owned many 22 caliber rifles and handguns that I
used both copper and lead in 22 LR (Long Rifle Ammo), and have been
doing so for 50 years, and without any problems. I still shoot both
in my Ruger 10/22 Rifle.
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