I bought 2 boxes of that exact ammo. Tried it in one of my hi powers, a star bm, and a p38. None of them liked it. Only the p38 would fire 2 consecutive rounds
I highly doubt a hot steel case would ignite gunpowder any more than a brass or aluminum case would. Sparks/muffle flash do.Hot steel cases caused a fire at my local indoor range. A spent steel case was hot enough to combust unburned powder that had accumulated in cracks in the floor.
None at all.Another question, for those of us that worry about steel case ware and tear on auto's for the extractors and chambers and such, what about in revolvers? Any issues with firring into the cylinder or extracting?
Here is the target from last Sunday testing it in my SIG 226, actually shot as good and even better than some other brands I tested, all ammo tried shot to right I need to adjust the rear sight, but at 10 yards first 10 shots doing bury or drive the dot center of bulls (sight image 3) it shot high, then the 2nd volley of 10 shots did 6 o clock hold on the orange (sight image 2) and it shoots straight the right of the bulls, but that is the gun. Did it standing two hand holdI'd suggest shooting a couple boxes that steel case ammo and if it cycles reliably and reasonably accurate, then no worries. If it does not cycle and/or you don't like the accuracy maybe trade/sell. I agree with the other comments about modern guns will not have issues.
You do know a lot of the WW2 45acp was steel cased, right? Bunch of old timers used to reload it too. I've tried reloading steel 45 just for giggles - it works fine for 2 or 3 reloads before getting a crack when sizing. Used mid power Unique loads with 230 grain lead swcs.Even though I don’t think steel cased ammunition is likely to hurt anything. I still don’t shoot it out of any of my older guns or any guns with 1911 type extractors. Paranoid, I guess.
Out of a Glock. Tula, by the case. It’s cheap and shoots good enough. I haven’t seen any evidence of any excessive wear. Nor have I had any other problems with it.
Sight Image 1 is the traditional 6 o'clock hold; Sight Image 2 is usually referred to as POA/POIthen the 2nd volley of 10 shots did 6 o clock hold on the orange (sight image 2)
Yea, but in the middle of WW2, I would bet that people did a lot of things that they wouldn’t normally do.You do know a lot of the WW2 45acp was steel cased, right?
I use a lot of Tula, but its all 9mm. I have never had a problem. Tapered case thing, I guess.I have found I am not a fan of steel cased revolver ammo like Tula 38 and 357. It sticks in the chambers requiring a bit of tapping on the extractor which never happens with brass.
I cannot think of any common modern pistol barrel thats' been shot out. From what I recall normal service life for a standard 1911 or glock barrel can be 50k-100k or more rounds. I seriously doubt steel jacketed pistol bullets will make a difference in that for most users. Costs to replace a factory barrel in most pistols is minimal and extremely easy. You will have spent significantly more times the price of the gun on ammo by then.What I do not like is that some steel cased ammo also has steel jacketed bullets. Those are a no-no at many indoor ranges (and outdoors at times) and they are documented in causing accelerated barrel wear more than the traditional jacketed types. Not a huge issue when the user can replace the barrel cheaply as in an AR but a consideration for handguns and rifles that involve significant barrel replacement costs. At the current price differential, not really worth it to me. Aluminum cases are fine but there is such a small difference the last time that I checked on price, not worth it either.