Steel Case
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Seven High
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Is there some type of coating on steel case ammunition? I would guess that the manufacturer would do something to keep the steel cases from rusting.
In my experience, the majority of cases where somebody had a stuck steel case, they simply needed to clean their chamber once in a while. And a light coat of oil in the chamber is not a bad thing.
Like others, I've shot a lot of the stuff in various calibers over the years and never had a problem. I don't like the stinky powder that Wolf uses in handguns though.
Like others, I've shot a lot of the stuff in various calibers over the years and never had a problem. I don't like the stinky powder that Wolf uses in handguns though.
Interesting. I first purchased steel cased ammo when the Russians began exporting cheap .22LR labelled “Junior” to the USA. A case was less than $100. It was dirty but accurate. It did stick in some of my pistols. I still have a brick or two.
Since that time i have used steel cased 7.62X39, .30 Carbine, 9mm Makarov. Never had a case stick. Never any malfunction.
Since that time i have used steel cased 7.62X39, .30 Carbine, 9mm Makarov. Never had a case stick. Never any malfunction.
sigarms228
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Well that is like choosing between a scrapple or head cheese sandwhich.
silvermane_1
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Steel cased ammo is reloadable too, albeit most(if not all) is berdan primed.
sigarms228
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That is good too hear. I still have some 9MM and .45 WWB 100 packs that are 10-12 years old and that WWB always shot great for me reliability wise and accuracy wise.
I've got enough brass cases to last me to worry about trying to reload steel.
Ignition Override
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Groundhog34:
It would help if your title had included the ammo brand name.
Many of us know Exactly why you were Able to find that 9mm ammo.
It must be the "Forged" brand, and Forged was by Far the most unreliable ammo--except for fairly weak .22LR--I've ever put in a gun.
I've never seen any type of centerfire ammo so constantly weird and unreliable, whether handgun or rifle (and even shaky POF .303 'Brit.' was better).
You know 'MAC' on the Military Arms Channel? "Forged" caused the first issues in several of his quality 9mm handguns.
Forged makes the .40 S&W Tula brand (in my Sig P229) look like a premium product.
It would help if your title had included the ammo brand name.
Many of us know Exactly why you were Able to find that 9mm ammo.
It must be the "Forged" brand, and Forged was by Far the most unreliable ammo--except for fairly weak .22LR--I've ever put in a gun.
I've never seen any type of centerfire ammo so constantly weird and unreliable, whether handgun or rifle (and even shaky POF .303 'Brit.' was better).
You know 'MAC' on the Military Arms Channel? "Forged" caused the first issues in several of his quality 9mm handguns.
Forged makes the .40 S&W Tula brand (in my Sig P229) look like a premium product.
sigarms228
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Rangerrich99
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I had a bad experience with steel cased rifle ammo about 10 years ago and told myself I was never going to shoot steel case ever again.
Fast forward to 2013. Ammo was difficult to find for obvious reasons and I was a bit low of reloading materials for 9mm. So in a bit of desperation I bought a case of steel cased 9mm from Wolf (WPA Polyformance). Long story short, it ran flawlessly through all of my 9s, which included a S&W Shield, S&W M&P9 1.0, Glock 19, Ruger LC9S Pro.
To this point, I've run more than 10,000 rds of steel cased ammo through my various 9s, and still have yet to have a serious or consistent malfunction. The Shield has never malfunctioned firing steel, and neither has either of my M&P9s or the Glock. The LC9 has had 1, out of more than 1,000 rds fired, and hasn't had one in over 500 rds. The Ruger 1911 9mm has had three, but I'm pretty sure that at least two of those (if not all three) were related to the magazine (10-rd mag).
As for accuracy, at "defensive" distances, out to 15 yards let's say, I'm not seeing a significant difference in my guns. Just a year ago I split a playing card at 7 yards shooting steel cased ammo on my 2nd shot. in other words, I'm seeing steel cased bullets hit where I aim them, pretty much exactly like brass cased ones. At least through 10,000+ rds so far.
Anyway, after some experimentation, I decided to buy only steel cased ammo for my 9s, which made a little room in my budget to buy more projectiles for my reloading stash. So now I have plenty of lead for reloading 9 until this panic subsides, i still have plenty of steel-cased rounds to go thru before I have to start reloading, and I haven't had to collect any 9mm brass in a couple years. Win win win.
Fast forward to 2013. Ammo was difficult to find for obvious reasons and I was a bit low of reloading materials for 9mm. So in a bit of desperation I bought a case of steel cased 9mm from Wolf (WPA Polyformance). Long story short, it ran flawlessly through all of my 9s, which included a S&W Shield, S&W M&P9 1.0, Glock 19, Ruger LC9S Pro.
To this point, I've run more than 10,000 rds of steel cased ammo through my various 9s, and still have yet to have a serious or consistent malfunction. The Shield has never malfunctioned firing steel, and neither has either of my M&P9s or the Glock. The LC9 has had 1, out of more than 1,000 rds fired, and hasn't had one in over 500 rds. The Ruger 1911 9mm has had three, but I'm pretty sure that at least two of those (if not all three) were related to the magazine (10-rd mag).
As for accuracy, at "defensive" distances, out to 15 yards let's say, I'm not seeing a significant difference in my guns. Just a year ago I split a playing card at 7 yards shooting steel cased ammo on my 2nd shot. in other words, I'm seeing steel cased bullets hit where I aim them, pretty much exactly like brass cased ones. At least through 10,000+ rds so far.
Anyway, after some experimentation, I decided to buy only steel cased ammo for my 9s, which made a little room in my budget to buy more projectiles for my reloading stash. So now I have plenty of lead for reloading 9 until this panic subsides, i still have plenty of steel-cased rounds to go thru before I have to start reloading, and I haven't had to collect any 9mm brass in a couple years. Win win win.