Steel vs Brass ammo

[jrusling]

Steel vs Brass ammo test in AR. http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/

 

[HMFIC]

Interesting. Makes a good case for Federal ammo.

 

[Garand]

Interesting. Makes a good case for Federal ammo.

Actually he said its more affordable to shoot the steel... but was impressed with the Federal running the entire test.

"The difference in price between brass and steel cased (more specifically, copper jacketed and bimetal jacketed) ammunition means that you’ll have plenty of savings with which to buy new barrels – even if you shoot so fast that you replace them every 4,000 rounds. For this chart, brass ammunition was calculated at $130 per thousand higher than steel and replacement barrels at $250 apiece."

 

[HMFIC]

Actually he said its more affordable to shoot the steel... but was impressed with the Federal running the entire test.

"The difference in price between brass and steel cased (more specifically, copper jacketed and bimetal jacketed) ammunition means that you’ll have plenty of savings with which to buy new barrels – even if you shoot so fast that you replace them every 4,000 rounds. For this chart, brass ammunition was calculated at $130 per thousand higher than steel and replacement barrels at $250 apiece."

You're right, but it all depends on your intended use and perspective.

I was looking at it from the perspective of the Zombie Apocalypse and not wanting to have malfunctions. I guess it's the Marine in me...

 

[Werewolf]

Interesting. Makes a good case for Federal ammo.

I'm with HMFIC. I'll be sticking with brass cased copper jacketed ammo.

 

[Garand]

You're right, but it all depends on your intended use and perspective.

I was looking at it from the perspective of the Zombie Apocalypse and not wanting to have malfunctions. I guess it's the Marine in me...

But the Marine in you would also probably never let your rifle get as dirty as theirs either :-)

"Nine malfunctions might sound like a lot, but out of 10,000 rounds fired, that’s only a .09% failure rate. Or, if you’re the optimistic type, a 99.91% success rate."

 

[HMFIC]

But the Marine in you would also probably never let your rifle get as dirty as theirs either :-)

It would if I were too busy slaughtering zombies lol. Line 'em up and stack 'em deep.

 

[JesseR]

That was a great read! Thanks for posting

 

[Parks 788]

Good info and read. I found it interesting that one of the testers in the photos felt he needed to carry a pistol on his hip during the ammo testing with rifles.