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Thread: How has the military dealt with copper fouling from "Brown Tip" ammunition?

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    The Air Force units that train at CORE have rifles that are only used for training with browntip. I don't think the rifles have much of a problem since they chew through a bit of the ammo every month.

    I've run no more than 250 rounds through my rifle and I haven't noticed any problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mars attacks... View Post
    The Air Force units that train at CORE have rifles that are only used for training with browntip. I don't think the rifles have much of a problem since they chew through a bit of the ammo every month.

    I've run no more than 250 rounds through my rifle and I haven't noticed any problem.
    I've only ran a few hundred through mine. No issues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WS6 View Post
    I've only ran a few hundred through mine. No issues.
    No excessive copper fouling? Interesting. It appears the results are all over the place. Must be something to it though as the military wouldn't have specified the special powder.

    To answer your earlier question, the GMX is *supposed* to be the equivalent of the TSX but with the guilding metal jacket it should not foul any more than a standard bullet does.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ABNAK View Post
    Not to be a contrarian or start a pissing contest but I've read quite a few accounts online of them fouling markedly more. These accounts include threads on here where guys saw accuracy degradation in as few as 30-50 rounds. You know if accuracy is beginning to suffer the copper deposits must be somewhat horrendous.
    I have shot thousands of X bullets. The relief bands on the TSX reduce the copper fouling.

    I have shot plenty of OTM/SC.



    Copper fouling is not an issue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John_Burns View Post
    I have shot thousands of X bullets. The relief bands on the TSX reduce the copper fouling.

    I have shot plenty of OTM/SC.

    Copper fouling is not an issue.
    Thanks for the input.
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