Does your AR15 run on steel cased ammo?

[M1key]

7.62x39 AR runs fine with Golden Tiger...so, yes.

I won't run any 223 steel in ARs or Minis. Save it for the Saigas.

M

 

[TonyAngel]

ARs are like any other firearm and some just don't like steel. If your AR will run steel, then more power to you. If it doesn't, then shoot brass or fix the rifle.

 

[CHM]

No problems with any of my ARs(.223)

 

[minutemen1776]

I once had an AR15 built from an Model 1 kit that would not feed steel-cased ammo. for the longest time, I assumed it was because the chamber and bore were not chromed. However, when I upgraded my bolt carrier group to a Daniel Defense model, all feeding issues went away.

 

[john5036]

Haven't tested mine yet with steel cased, but I've got a box of Tula waiting for it. A box only because I didn't want to spend $25 for 100 rounds of stuff that may or may not work. Also, the warranty coverage on my rifle includes the use of steel-cased rounds.

 

[DoubleMag]

I have 5 AR's of different makes and none will run on steel cased ammo. That's probably because I won't use it.

(x)3 on the ammo I don't have a gun for every family member!
too much cheaper brass cased ammo available

 

[acmax95]

My DPMS Oracle runs Tula, Wolf, etc just fine.

 

[arizona98tj]

Smith & Wesson M&P 15 OR. It reliably runs the cheap stuff...Wolf, Tula, and Herters. It also runs the higher end steel cased variety.....Hornady Practice ammo. I've ran the Hornady practice ammo at my last two practical rifle courses. It runs pretty good too....two of us, out of 40 students in the last course, qualified for the advanced level training.

Never had to do a thing to make it steel case ammo reliable. I wouldn't own an AR-15 that couldn't run steel cased ammo.

FWIW, I'm still waiting for my extractor to break. If it ever does (not likely), I hope I can scrape together the $12 to get a new one.

 

[sarduy]

Yes - CMMG & YHM, both shoot steel just fine.

 

[oldpapps]

Don't know.
I role all of my own (normally Lake City brass).
Guess I should pick some up and try it just so I will know.
I would guess my mid 70's AR-180 will, it eats everything up that I have fed it for the last 37 years. It doesn't like bullets over 55 grains.
Would think that the RR Wylde chambers are a good possibility but the others, are a complete unknown.

OSOK

 

[45_auto]

11 different AR's, pretty much every barrel length and manufacturer you can think of.

Never had any problem with any kind of ammo in any of them.

I've worn out the rifling on a few barrels on a couple of them (nice thing about an AR, 10 minutes with a barrel wrench and you're back in business), never noticed any problems with the chamber from running steel cases. The steel cases seem to extract easier than the brass cases based on ejection distances, I would guess it's because they stretch less than the brass so drag on the chamber is less. Makes sense, the yield strength of low-strength steel is about 250 MPa, brass is about 200 MPa.

 

[atblis]

Steel case jams mine up pretty bad. I think it has more to do with the general crappiness of the ammo. The last box I had came in at 0.005" under SAAMI minimum for 223 (head space length).

EDIT: This was Wal-mart Tula. I realize that not all Russian steel cased ammo is the same.

 

[csa77]

i dont know iv never tied shooting steel in my colt target match, dont think i ever will.

 

[Z71]

Yes...Century A2 refurb AR will run Wolf and Herter's(Tula?) just fine. I own a stainless Mini 14 and a Daewoo carbine..these run steel ammo fine too.

 

[OhioChief]

I picked up a sht load of it, because it was cheap. Just incase there's a day when you can't get ammo. All mine, (Colt, DPMS, Del-Ton, personal builds) seem to run on it fine, however, I don't choose to use it very often.