[JimmyA]

Would like feedback from the esteemed members ... is the steel-case (or whatever is available) Russian rifle ammo okay? I've heard to avoid it but also heard it's not too bad.

your thoughts/experiences?

 

[Sambuh]

Would like feedback from the esteemed members ... is the steel-case (or whatever is available) Russian rifle ammo okay? I've heard to avoid it but also heard it's not too bad.

your thoughts/experiences?

Tulammo? I use it all the time

 

[91 whiskey]

It's dirty but it's fine. Some ARs don't like it but that's about it.

 

[Rups63]

Private ranges might not allow you to use it... something about not being able to sweep up the brass to sell it...

 

[piratesailor]

All I shoot in my riffle is Russian. Various makers. Of the thousands of rounds I've only one not go bang.

 

[RScottie]

I have shot Tulammo, Wolf Military Classic, and Brown Bear in 7.62 x 39, 9mm, and .45 acp.

They all shot just fine and were not dirtier than WWB from Wally World.

 

[ncfarmer]

I use steel cased ammunition in my AKs but I make sure I clean them after I do. It is both dirty
and can be corrosive depending on the manufactuer.

 

[SouthernDevilDog]

It's dirty but it's fine. Some ARs don't like it but that's about it.

I've never had a problem with it granted its dirty but i clean my firearms religiously, and in my experience the AR's that don't like it are usually a result of a timing issue with the AR and not a problem with the ammo.

 

[Flinger]

Without hesitation, I will use Tulammo and Wolf when I can find it.

 

[jwc007]

No problems with it and I shoot it in my SKS, AKM, Czech Vz2008/Vz58, Ruger Mini-14 and Mini-30.

 

[Montkun]

Some guns eat anything and everything, some guns won't run on anything but brass while others do better with steel cases. My Hi-Point 995, Mosin-Nagant, AK-47 and Radom P64 eat steel case ammo with no problems at all. All you really have to look out for is surplus ammo, which tends to be corrosive. Rinse out the action and barrel with Windex, or a solution of ammonia and water to get the salts out. Dry everything and clean as you normally would and you should be just fine.

 

[bluesguy72]

My M&P 15 Sport has eaten a few hundred rounds, pre-panic of course, of Wolf steel cased ammo with no problems.

Another member posted this: http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/ It will tell you all you need to know!

 

[MOONDAWG]

At times the whole "steel cased" ammo debates take on a "Ford vs. Chevy" flavor.

Bottom line is "some" brands tend to be a bit dirtier burning but do not hurt your firearm regardless of the nay sayers.

If it were true, then those horrible built POS Russian firearms they whine about must in fact be "better" than the precision built US counterparts. The Russians, and their minons formarly behind the iron curtan, have been using it for over 70 years without a problem.

I've not had any problem either. But then I'm an Old Fart that always rubs the mall ninjas and sidewalk commandos the wrong way.

If one doesn't like mayo on his sandwich or steel case ammo go for it. Just don't forget to give Hornady a call, cuz they're producing match ammo in steel cases now too. :icon_ poke:

 

[ccviper]

I run it in my AK and it does great. Pretty good out of my Sig too. Now my ARs are a different story. One will eat it all day long but one won't.

 

[RScottie]

The test was done with AR15 Rifles and the barrels were in bad shape after 6000 rounds of the projectile used in Russian ammo.

I wonder if a chrome lined AK barrel would hold up better as it was designed for it?

 

[9th]

No problem with me using any Eastern Bloc Ammo Surplus, I just clean my guns after from range...

 

[JimmyA]

I knew I would get some great advice ... and I DID!! Thanks everyone.

 

[Montkun]

We can now add my Taurus PT-92 to the list of eating steel cased ammo like a tiger eats..... whatever it wants. Now that I'm awake again I can actually type up my range report from Saturday morning.

 

[troutkiller]

I won't use Russian 9x18 anymore in my PA-63. Russian ammo is known to be out of spec sometimes (varying QC) and blow out extractors in some pistols. This was known by Nikolay Makarov when he designed his pistol. Just check out an extractor on his namesake pistol sometime. And as extractors are very hard to find for 63's, I stick to brass ammo like Prvi and Fiocchi. It's a bummer as one of the allures of 9x18 pistols is the cheap Russian ammo. I'm sure it's fine in some guns.

 

[Mknight]

Steel case can be a little hard on extractors in some guns. That said when you talk about a reduce life of say 10,000 rounds to 9500 rounds is it really that much of a problem?