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I am thinking of buying steel cased .223 for my AR's and was wondering if anyone could give me any pro's/con's for how steel cased rounds preform in an AR.
I would rather talk about abortion, politics and religion.Number1gilla said:I am thinking of buying steel cased .223 for my AR's and was wondering if anyone could give me any pro's/con's for how steel cased rounds preform in an AR.
Failure to extract? What does other branded steel case do for you?SD01 said:In mine BB steel case will work fine for about 80 rounds and then problems start up.
Had a parts kit house barrel do the same thing at about 80 rounds, that is why I was asking. Chamber was actually undersized (dull reamer) and as it heated up, the case failed to extract. Brass ammo was more forgiving and not a issue.SD01 said:FTE's - yes. The cases get stuck in the chamber from the gunk build up. .............
continuously - or in batches of 2 or 3 mags before you cleaned it?223saint said:I have shot about 400 rnds of brown bear .223 HP thru my Bushmaster with out a problem. If your AR deoesnt shoot steel case then is noo good.
Go for it while it is still cheap.
223SAINT
I shot it in one range session as I was testing 12 new O-Kay mags I recently purchased. After that I popped in my Ciener .22lr kit and shot 200 rnds to test new Black Dog Mags and all shot without issue. I usually use the cheap ammo to test new mags.SD01 said:continuously - or in batches of 2 or 3 mags before you cleaned it?223saint said:I have shot about 400 rnds of brown bear .223 HP thru my Bushmaster with out a problem. If your AR deoesnt shoot steel case then is noo good.
Go for it while it is still cheap.
223SAINT
Theres a lot of bullshit about extractor wear and shit...Number1gilla said:I am thinking of buying steel cased .223 for my AR's and was wondering if anyone could give me any pro's/con's for how steel cased rounds preform in an AR.
not naming names, but I took about half of what the instructor said that day as just that - BS. He made the statement about AR extractor wear and steel cased ammo, and then couldn't explain why it was so when a student asked him why AK's don't seem to have that problem.Gonzo_Beyondo said:Theres a lot of bullshit about extractor wear and shit...Number1gilla said:I am thinking of buying steel cased .223 for my AR's and was wondering if anyone could give me any pro's/con's for how steel cased rounds preform in an AR.
if MY rifle doesn't eat it and smile, I'm looking for a problem with the rifle.
You may have to clean a little better, especially the chamber because the steel doesn't expand like brass... but thats about it.
I will say that if I can get a case of brass PMC or some such for $350, I won't buy Wolf or other steel case for $300. If the difference in price is on the order of $100 difference or better, then I'll go with steel case every time.
+10000000Templar said:In a rifle with a true milspec 5.56mm chamber, no issues.
Most commercial AR's use a .223 chamber regardless of what's marked on the barrel.
I have shot several thousand rounds of this stuff out of my Colt 6920 and Colt 6520, including several classes with Larry Vickers, with zero malfunctions.