Brass vs steel cases in AR15

[Tuffbroadhead]

I HAVE SHOT IT ALL FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.


All of my current ARs shoot STEEL and BRASS ammo FLAWLESSLY.

If you have an AR that is finicky , they you have either
GAS / CLEANING / HEAD SPACING issues.

My question for you is this ---

DO YOU WANT TO RELY ON A WEAPON THAT ONLY SHOOTS BRASS ?

I need/want all weapons that I rely on to function whem i pull the trigger.
If you have a finicky gun - get rid of it or fix it.
I hope you never have to use it for defense.
Foreign or Domestic.

Well said....

And I agree.. All of my weapons eat whatever I feed them. On several occasions I have ran several 1000 rds of steel case lacquer coated ammo through mine during a class with brass mixed in and never a problem, but then again Im not one of "those guys" that runs a dry system, I run my weapon extremely wet and it has never failed me in any condition.

Quality parts play a factor, but that is a whole other pissing match to which I could care less about..

[Jp.]

All mine will shoot steel and has, and might again if need be however I prefer to shoot brass out of them.
The coated steel leaves the coating behind after the weapon gets hot and then cools again making it harder to clean, and I dont need that.

Edit: So Dale you think the lube you are using keeps the lacquer from sticking?
Which you using.

[DRT]

Mine will run either. That being said I voided the warranty running steel through it. Dang it.

[Tuffbroadhead]

All mine will shoot steel and has, and might again if need be however I prefer to shoot brass out of them.
The coated steel leaves the coating behind after the weapon gets hot and then cools again making it harder to clean, and I dont need that.

Edit: So Dale you think the lube you are using keeps the lacquer from sticking?
Which you using.

Heck no....nothing keeps the poop from building up eventually... I did however clean mine very well after a week of hard use after classes, it gets NASTY..but dry system usally need to be beat apart sometime during the week or they break extractors

My lube......Pennzoil synthetic 30 weight

[Jp.]

Heck no....nothing keeps the poop from building up eventually... I did however clean mine very well after a week of hard use after classes, it gets NASTY..but dry system usally need to be beat apart sometime during the week or they break extractors

My lube......Pennzoil synthetic 30 weight

I dont run mine extremally wet like you do but a good coat of Mobile One Syn. and shes good to rock.
Also I do take it in every now and again and have my smith do a big teardown and clean for me. He runs some kind of autoclave on some parts.

Ooops---Sorry for the hi-jack.

[wassaw]

I have to admit i'm new to the AR world. I have my bolt guns and they are brass only...
BUT my son has taught me VIA hard earned experience that a WET AR IS A GOOD AR and so far i'm still listening...

(in my bolt gun/shotgun world, you wipe away excess ) so it's a very difficult thing for me to digest between the two

no jams or problems thus far switching between the two (brass and steel in a WET AR)..

just to give my very green/laymans terms view to wet.. squirting waaaay toooo much oil on everything that moves, as my son puts it

still wipe away excess on the other guns tho..

[dbaio1]

When I bought my AR first thing I did was clean the gun and learn how to break it down and put back together. Then I bought 200 rounds of cheap steel ammo and we had fun at the farm one morning. Cleaned the gun the next weekend and I shocked how dirty it was. Then I bought 200 rounds of Federal Brass ammo. Cleaned it two weeks later and I swear the brass is a whole lot cleaner. I never bought steel again. Walmart has the Federal Brass for $39.99 for a 100 round value pack and I have stuck with that ever since the first box.

[Coach W]

TexMax, I vote you change your Avatar This one does not fit your pattern

Agreed. We are not even sure what that thing is... Worse than the old snl's "pat"

[Coach W]

Walmart has the Federal Brass for $39.99 for a 100 round value pack and I have stuck with that ever since the first box.

Go online and buy that same ammo in bulk and save you some money enven with shipping. Bout 60-90 bucks per 1000 rounds... Just a thought.

[texag93]

Brass only in all my AR's. And run them wet!

[texast224]

Go online and buy that same ammo in bulk and save you some money enven with shipping. Bout 60-90 bucks per 1000 rounds... Just a thought.

Where do you get it that cheap?

[Coach W]

Where do you get it that cheap?

No.. That is the savings over buying it at walmart in the 100's... I realize that looks like im getting a hell of a deal... If i knew where to buy 1000 rounds for 60-90 bucks id go into business.

Sorry.

[texast224]

No.. That is the savings over buying it at walmart in the 100's... I realize that looks like im getting a hell of a deal... If i knew where to buy 1000 rounds for 60-90 bucks id go into business.

Sorry.

That is what I meant. At Wally world you pay 400/1000 rounds. Cheapest online I have found is around 350/1000 rounds and that is all in including shipping. So is there somewhere to get 223 ammo for 310/1000 rounds with shipping? Not talking about the resin coated stuff.

[Coyotekiller]

My rock river freakin hates steel but I sure love it's price.

No problems with hornady steel but wolf and brown bear don't fare to well.

[Boomer57]

Well it looks like I'll stay with brass in the AR.
The SAR will just have to continue shooting steel.