Steel case ammo

[cohocrazy]

I'm looking at 1000 rounds of Wolf 9mm steel case ammo on Target Sports USA for $139.80 with free shipping. I've never used steel case. Just wondering the opinions of folks here. Does it really cause any damage or undue wear or is that just old wives tales? hard to beat the price. I'd mostly use it in a Glock 19 and a Kel Tec Sub 2000.

[Special T]

https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/

Yes steel does... read for yourself.

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[slavenoid]

Lucky Gunner proved that if you plan on running your gun hot enough to melt your sights off and never clean your gun then cheap steel cased ammo may be a bad choice.

[cohocrazy]

That certainly seems to be the case Lucky Gunner. I'm a pretty casual shooter who goes to the range once every 4 - 6 weeks. I clean and maintain my guns. After reading this I doubt it would cause any premature wear.

[BULLBLASTER]

They also show in that test that you can shoot the cheap steel cases and bimetal ammo and replace the barrel multiple times and still be money ahead in the long run.

Not sure that necessarily applys to pistols but I do know glock barrels aren’t that expensive. I’d personally shoot whatever was around and not worry about it. 

[Mongo Hunter]

Steel ammo in Commie guns, brass in everything else. Ive never had much luck with steel case.

[Yondering]

I have no concerns about steel case ammo wearing out a Glock 19. Even if it did, after many thousands of rounds, just get another barrel and keep on.

My concerns would just be whether the ammo is reliable enough for what I want, and whether it's accurate. If it's not accurate, I won't waste my time with it. I suggest buying a 50 rd box of it first to try out before picking up a full case.

[TheArmoredShop]

That certainly seems to be the case Lucky Gunner. I'm a pretty casual shooter who goes to the range once every 4 - 6 weeks. I clean and maintain my guns. After reading this I doubt it would cause any premature wear.

Just splurge for the brass, then sell me your spent casings. I reload 9mm like crazy. 1000 rounds for 60$. Currently have 7.5k loaded


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[Mongo Hunter]

Ill tell ya this about steel case. I have a buddy that bought a 1000rd case of tula for is AR's. We got through about 300rds fairly reliably. All the sudden one of the guns jammed up, no big deal normally. My buddy cant figure it out so I look at it. the extractor ripped the rim right off the case and jammed the spent case in the barrel. That gun was down for the day till I got a cleaning rod and a HAMMER to get the case out. to me its just not worth it to shoot steel in general.

[762Armo]

Ill tell ya this about steel case. I have a buddy that bought a 1000rd case of tula for is AR's. We got through about 300rds fairly reliably. All the sudden one of the guns jammed up, no big deal normally. My buddy cant figure it out so I look at it. the extractor ripped the rim right off the case and jammed the spent case in the barrel. That gun was down for the day till I got a cleaning rod and a HAMMER to get the case out. to me its just not worth it to shoot steel in general.

I wouldn't attribute that to steel case. Similar things have happened with brass.
I've shot plenty of steel without issues, but of course results may vary.

[Mongo Hunter]

Ill tell ya this about steel case. I have a buddy that bought a 1000rd case of tula for is AR's. We got through about 300rds fairly reliably. All the sudden one of the guns jammed up, no big deal normally. My buddy cant figure it out so I look at it. the extractor ripped the rim right off the case and jammed the spent case in the barrel. That gun was down for the day till I got a cleaning rod and a HAMMER to get the case out. to me its just not worth it to shoot steel in general.

I wouldn't attribute that to steel case. Similar things have happened with brass.
I've shot plenty of steel without issues, but of course results may vary.

Ill agree Brass could do that, however in my experiences brass hasn't as of yet (but I stick to federal .223 as a minimum). Steel case is notorious for being sticky in chambers that's why I wont even bother with it in most guns, AK's tend to do ok with it but AR's tend to be a hit or miss. Really brass isn't that much more expensive.

[Alchase]

I do not shoot steel case ammo either.
Even when plinking I like to see consistency and do not want to worry about ammo reliability.

[konradcountry]

I would pay a little more for something made in the USA like Blazer Brass. It's made in Lewiston Idaho.

Palmetto right now has 1k for 150 after rebate.

[magnanimous_j]

Steel ammo in Commie guns, brass in everything else. Ive never had much luck with steel case.

Agreed.

I run steel in my AKs exclusively. I'm sure it would be fine to run them through a pistol, but brass isn't much more. I just bought a case of Blazer 124gr FMJ in 9mm for $169. Probably better quality ammo and you can shoot it at ranges. That's worth the extra $.03 a round, to me anyway.