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<blockquote data-quote="OliverKlohzoff" data-source="post: 2006639" data-attributes="member: 24445">AR&#039;s are a bit more picky regarding ammo than AK&#039;s.&nbsp; They need to be cleaned more often and seem to run better on brass cased ammo.&nbsp; Steel cased ammo only seems to be problem if you&#039;re blazing through magazines and heating everything up.&nbsp; The combination of the heat, steel cased ammo being more dirty and the harder casing can cause ejection problems under high stress use.&nbsp; For just some range plinking, steel cased ammo is fine.&nbsp; Just clean your AR when you&#039;re done.&nbsp; Brass is an alloy made up of zinc and copper.&nbsp; I personally have had fantastic luck with Silver Bear zinc cased AR ammo.&nbsp; My AR pistol likes the zinc Silver Bear just as well or better than even brass Federal.&nbsp; Although that Silver Bear stuff is impossible to find right now, any decent zinc cased AR ammo is a good cost-effective alternative to brass.Right now I&#039;m shooting brass Federal, only because I can&#039;t find any Silver Bear at the moment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OliverKlohzoff, post: 2006639, member: 24445"] AR's are a bit more picky regarding ammo than AK's. They need to be cleaned more often and seem to run better on brass cased ammo. Steel cased ammo only seems to be problem if you're blazing through magazines and heating everything up. The combination of the heat, steel cased ammo being more dirty and the harder casing can cause ejection problems under high stress use. For just some range plinking, steel cased ammo is fine. Just clean your AR when you're done. Brass is an alloy made up of zinc and copper. I personally have had fantastic luck with Silver Bear zinc cased AR ammo. My AR pistol likes the zinc Silver Bear just as well or better than even brass Federal. Although that Silver Bear stuff is impossible to find right now, any decent zinc cased AR ammo is a good cost-effective alternative to brass. Right now I'm shooting brass Federal, only because I can't find any Silver Bear at the moment. [/QUOTE]

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