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« on: September 30, 2012, 09:29:04 AM »
Well I was up at Hooked on Toys, yesterday and ended up walking away with Rock River Arms, Elite Operator 2.
Now what to feed it? Being that this is my first AR, I'm tempted to go as cheap as possible on ammo, right now Cabelas seems the cheapest, with their Herters brand and they open in Yakima thursday I believe :IBCOOL:.  Does anyone have any experiance with this brand? I did read the reviews, it seems either hit or miss. If you think I should be headed a different direction, let me know...........
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« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2012, 09:46:33 AM »
ssamory.com cheap and good.  What cal did you get??

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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2012, 09:47:19 AM »
Oh and their service is unbeatable, order today you have it tomorrow

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Re: AR ammo question
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2012, 09:47:31 AM »
5.56    thanks I'll check them out....

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Re: AR ammo question
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2012, 09:51:52 AM »
Herters is fine for plinking, just stay away from steel case ammo.

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Re: AR ammo question
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2012, 09:53:15 AM »
OK, now am WAY JEALOUS.. been wanting one of those....   :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

If you check around online, you can get some pretty good deals on 1000 round cases..  If you order through Cabelas, it might be cheaper to drive and pick it up than to pay for shipping....

Oh, and if you are not set up to reload... I think you know someone that is...  8)
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Re: AR ammo question
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2012, 09:57:07 AM »
Herters is fine for plinking, just stay away from steel case ammo.

Isn't steel in moderation fine?

What's the problem with steel?

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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2012, 09:57:24 AM »
Oh I'm setup to reload....just need dies and components and more brass

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Re: AR ammo question
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2012, 09:59:31 AM »
Herters is fine for plinking, just stay away from steel case ammo.

Isn't steel in moderation fine?

What's the problem with steel?
Herters are steel cased I believe? :dunno:

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Re: AR ammo question
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2012, 10:03:56 AM »
The russian steel cased stuff is great for running in AK type rifles with fairly loose tollerances, however I'd avoid it in an AR-15. That stuff runs pretty dirty. For a couple bucks more you can pick up XM193 or M855 Lake city bass cased stuff under the American eagle label, Federal or Olin factory packages. Russian ammo in an AR is like buying a Ferrari and putting Arco unleaded in it. You spent the extra denero to get an AR over an AK, buy good ammo for it and you have that rifle last a lifetime.

I had a buddy to raved about how great wolf 5.56 (another steel cased brand from Russia) was in his AR till he started getting stove piping problems to the point that it would not operate in semi-auto. Powder gunked up the gas tube and he got to spend a couple hours scrubbing it out.

Many may disagree, but I have 6 AR's and running brass cased stuff has kept failures to zero.

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Re: AR ammo question
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2012, 10:32:43 AM »
Herters is fine for plinking, just stay away from steel case ammo.

Isn't steel in moderation fine?

What's the problem with steel?
Herters are steel cased I believe? :dunno:

Herters does make some brass cased ammo.. You can buy both at Cabelas, I think..
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« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2012, 12:30:52 PM »
You can usually get PMC cheap, and use the cases to reload afterwords.  Goes bang everytime in mine, and is acurate.  you can find it on sale at Cabelas a lot.  Herters sprayed all over the target for me.
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« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2012, 02:52:42 PM »
Herters is fine for plinking, just stay away from steel case ammo.

Isn't steel in moderation fine?

What's the problem with steel?
Herters are steel cased I believe? :dunno:

Herters does make some brass cased ammo.. You can buy both at Cabelas, I think..
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« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2012, 02:56:40 PM »
The russian steel cased stuff is great for running in AK type rifles with fairly loose tollerances, however I'd avoid it in an AR-15. That stuff runs pretty dirty. For a couple bucks more you can pick up XM193 or M855 Lake city bass cased stuff under the American eagle label, Federal or Olin factory packages. Russian ammo in an AR is like buying a Ferrari and putting Arco unleaded in it. You spent the extra denero to get an AR over an AK, buy good ammo for it and you have that rifle last a lifetime.

I had a buddy to raved about how great wolf 5.56 (another steel cased brand from Russia) was in his AR till he started getting stove piping problems to the point that it would not operate in semi-auto. Powder gunked up the gas tube and he got to spend a couple hours scrubbing it out.

Many may disagree, but I have 6 AR's and running brass cased stuff has kept failures to zero.

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Its the laquer they apply to the case that will plug up gas tube/gas port. Also if your chamber isn't perfect you will get constant jambs. On a RR that probably won't happen, but cheaper makes is hit and miss.
 Its best to pay the extra couple of bucks for brass.

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« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2012, 03:03:20 PM »
I have a RRA LAR-15 coyote carbine.  It doesn't like steel case at all, especially Herters.  Every other shot with that stuff I either got a stove pipe or a FTE.  I only shoot brass now and have never had a problem. 

 


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