Brass vs. Steel ammo debate settled?

[PapaBear]

Good info in here. Lots to see and read, very thorough.

http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-v ... ased-ammo/

 

[Tigerstripe]

i looked the article over pretty well.

even with my full auto i dont think the article pertains to most of us.

this is more of "what does your barrel look like after you try to destroy it"

i love a mag dump but im not going to do 5 one right after another, unless someone is shooting back. in that case who is worried about burning up a barrel?

still a good test.

 

[PapaBear]

I found the hi-res pictures the most interesting. Especially of the erosion around the gas ports and the cutaway barrels.

Was just the first "comprehensive" test I have seen to answer the debate, but it really didn't answer much. Other than 10k rounds out of any rifle with any style ammo will destroy it, lol.

 

[Paco]

Brass vs Steel casings isn't really the big issue. The real issue is copper jacketed vs bi-metal (copper plated steel) jacketed bullets.
The bi-metal jackets cause much more barrel wear.

 

[bigfutz]

um, and you can reload brass. But, let's not get into that discussion of reloading steel here. Another topic.

 

[Tigerstripe]

Brass vs Steel casings isn't really the big issue. The real issue is copper jacketed vs bi-metal (copper plated steel) jacketed bullets.
The bi-metal jackets cause much more barrel wear.

and believe it or not there are steel covered bullets out there.