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    Shooting steel through high quality rifles

    Would it be considered ok to fire steel cased ammo such as Tula, Brown Bear or Wolf through a top quality rifle such as KAC, BCM, DD, Noveske and Colt?

    I've seen some pretty good deals on steel ammo and have thought about picking up a few thousand rounds just to keep around for plinking and range use.

    I would think if its a high quality rifle, things should be fine, but I might not have all of the facts.

    I know the steel case does not expand the same as brass and will sometimes leave a lacquer in the chamber, which could cause problems with brass extraction if not removed. However if you clean the weapon thoroughly before using brass things should be fine correct?
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    I don't see any reason why not, It'd be good to know that your rifle will use steel cased stuff, In the proverbial "SHTF" situation, you need to know it'll work with whatever you can find..
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    I've had no issues with it.
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    I do it all the time through my DD, BCM uppers. Shoot steel through my ACR fine as well. It would not be a confidence booster for me if I had a rifle that only eats the more expensive stuff. If I can shoot the lower quality stuff fine then it will shoot the better stuff fine as well.

    When I take friends out to the range they shoot the cheaper steel stuff, they arent going to shoot my more expensive brass.

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    I used to shoot it a lot until I got my two current BCM uppers. They do NOT like steel ammo. I would not normally have an issue with it, but I'm forced into brass cased.

    That's ok, though. I'd rather have a high-quality rifle that shoots only expensive ammo than a lower-quality rifle that shoots steel and brass.

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    I'm an RSO with the Quantico Shooting Club aboard Marine Corps Base, Quantico. It never ceases to amaze me how people will spend big bucks on a rifle and then feed it shit ammo.
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    I understand, because, I've found Wolf and BB to be both accurate and much cheaper. about $100 a case cheaper - and it doesn't affect the gun. That is why we do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Locutus View Post
    I'm an RSO with the Quantico Shooting Club aboard Marine Corps Base, Quantico. It never ceases to amaze me how people will spend big bucks on a rifle and then feed it shit ammo.
    Would you say it's better to shoot less with better ammo?

    Seriously, feeding a gun with enough ammo to become proficient isn't cheap. If all they're doing is shooting dirt clods on the weekends, and you want your gun to last 4 lifetimes, sure buy the good stuff, but if you're sending 3-4k rounds down range per year, the 0.20 cent differential can replace anything that goes wrong by shooting steel cased ammo. (not that I've seen any ill effects over the years) The plus side is, you actually can afford to shoot the rifle rather than worry about how expensive it is to do so.

    Nowadays, I can afford to buy IMI when it's available, but back in the days of pinching pennies, I shot a metric shit ton of steel cased ammo thru all sorts of guns. It kept me shooting so I didn't lose any skill thru lack of use.

    Guns have and always will contain "consumable" parts. We all know the basic ones... magazines, springs, etc. but barrels and uppers fall into that category as well, just on a longer time frame.

    I'd rather someone shoot what they've got with steel cased ammo than let it sit in the safe because their wallet cries every time they shoot it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by m4brian View Post
    I understand, because, I've found Wolf and BB to be both accurate and much cheaper. about $100 a case cheaper - and it doesn't affect the gun. That is why we do it.
    If it's reliable in your rifle and you're happy with it, then do what ya gotta do.

    OTOH, I routinely see people have problems with it when I open a range and I wind up supervising someone clearing his malfunctions instead of keeping an eye on everyone else like I should be doing, so I won't waste my money on it. Federal sells Lake City M855 for a good price at Brownells and trouble-free ammo at that price is a bargain in my eyes.
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    I wouldn't own a rifle that was a picky eater. All of my rifles must eat steel ammo as well as brass to keep a spot in my safe.

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