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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: BowForElk on January 10, 2013, 01:12:38 PM

Title: Brown Bear .223
Post by: BowForElk on January 10, 2013, 01:12:38 PM: Anybody ever buy this stuff? Its pretty darn cheap on Sportsmans guide. $204 per 1000rd.

Just curious whether this stuff is gonna jam up and be worthless.
Title: Re: Brown Bear .223
Post by: CAMPMEAT on January 10, 2013, 01:26:41 PM: If it's lacquer coated, I'd stay away from them myself. They don't get very good reviews. You might be one of the lucky ones and not have any problems. :dunno:
Title: Re: Brown Bear .223
Post by: BowForElk on January 10, 2013, 03:18:14 PM: They are lacquer coated steel cases. the reviews said they didn't jam and they were good plinking rounds.... Im kind of a gamblin man though :chuckle:
Title: Re: Brown Bear .223
Post by: thinkingman on January 10, 2013, 03:26:14 PM: lacquer becomes an issue when you run it hot.
A DI AR that shoots 20 rds a minute will likely melt the lacquer, and gum up your chamber.
Title: Re: Brown Bear .223
Post by: winshooter88 on January 10, 2013, 03:33:22 PM: thinkingman is correct, seen several 45acp pistols ruined from guys shooting the lacquer coated rounds. The lacquer coats the chamber area and can eventually cause scoring in the metal it it is not cleaned out very regularly. I personally wouldn't use them in anything that I valued. :twocents:
Title: Re: Brown Bear .223
Post by: Arnbo on January 11, 2013, 08:01:31 AM: Just make sure if you use it to clean a little more often.
Or just do not use massive rounds in a semi auto because it will gum
Them up.Unless your talking AK or SKS they will shoot anything And continue to go Bang!,