.308 Brown Bear ammo

[Dumptruck]

Does anyone have any experience with .308 Brown Bear ammo? I read a review on jgsales that says something about laquer melting into the person's gun. Didn't know if there were any users of said ammo on THR.

 

[Bartkowski]

People always claim the laquer melts, but I have never had a problem.

I have shot brown bear in 7.62x39 in a very hot gun and it never melted.

 

[yesit'sloaded]

I have a bull barreled .308 and steel cased ammo seems to get stuck in the chamber.

 

[Rmac58]

No problems yet with my Ishapore.

 

[xd45gaper]

steel cased ammo gets stuck in the chamber because it expands more than brass after it has been fired.

 

[kingjoey]

steel cased ammo gets stuck in the chamber because it expands more than brass after it has been fired.

It expands the same, it just contracts less

 

[wally]

Has worked fine in my Saiga, Cetme, Polytech M14, and RRA LAR-308. Grouped about the same as South African Surplus.

Not bad ammo, I'll buy more if the price is right.

--wally.

 

[rangerruck]

like the ar arguement; i would hesitate to use it in a semi auto, but have no probs through a boltie...

 

[esmith]

As long as you don't shoot it in a really hot gun, then let it sit a few minutes, it will shoot fine. If it cools inside the chamber it sticks itself to it, making it hard to pull out.

 

[wizzegun]

I stay away from lacquer coated anything. I've cleaned lacquer outta my VZ58's chamber after shooting coated 7.62x39. I didn't have a stuck round but it made a mess.

 

[CBS220]

Try as I might, I can't seem to melt the lacquer off of one of these 7.62X39 cases. I don't think lacquer melting from the case is a problem.

 

[Bartkowski]

Try as I might, I can't seem to melt the lacquer off of one of these 7.62X39 cases

Maybe it was you, but I though someone on this forum used fire and couldn't melt the lacquer...anyone know?

 

[MGshaggy]

I can't speak for Brown Bear, but I've used the standard poly Wolf with zero issues in an HKG3 and two beltfeds.

 

[CBS220]

Maybe it was you, but I though someone on this forum used fire and couldn't melt the lacquer...anyone know?

Twasn't me.

However, I know full well the stuff isn't getting melted off. Which is why I posted that.

Perhaps tiny flecks are chipping off and those melt under repeated firings, but I really doubt it.

However, I have devoted several minutes prior to that post and right now with a large Scripto grill lighter attempting to melt the lacquer off... and no dice

Wolf has its shortcomings, but I don't believe for a second you're getting a chamber full of lacquer.

EDIT: Ow, I dropped the case and burned my hand. QQ