Ammo

[warcloud]

I have always been leery of buying steel case ammo for my 9mm. can anyone tell of your experience with steel case ammo as to feeding, jams etc.

 

[eb07]

My glock 17 and 26 have eaten everything I have fed it, steel, brass, cheap, expensive, etc..... I cannot speak to other platforms

 

[Arik]

I shoot it just fine. It's soft steel, very soft. I buy more brass than steel but when steel is on sale I stock up

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[hoc9sw]

If you shoot at an organized range, be sure they allow steel case before stocking up.

 

[jyork08854]

I have put about 800 rounds of steel through my Full Size M&P 9mm. So far zero problems.

 

[Brasky]

If the gun won't shoot steel cases then replace the gun not the ammo

 

[CTG_COLLECTOR]

The very best steel cased ammo I've shot was S&B's Range Safe, which is brass plated.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

If it was not safe the commercial manufacturers would not sell it. Since prices of ammo are still high it's nice to see ammo that costs less. If you don't need the brass for reloading there is no reason not to save the money or shoot more for the money you spend.

 

[KKECK5]

I have always been leery of buying steel case ammo for my 9mm. can anyone tell of your experience with steel case ammo as to feeding, jams etc.

I have a Sig p238 .380 nice little gun. BUT....steel ammo and any ammo other than Winchester or Remington jams the slide up....I mean solid...can't get it to fire, or eject the magazine.....With the pistol pointed down range with the hammer back , i need to beat the top of the slide with the palm of my hand, till i can finally rack the slide back to eject the cartridge..Other than .38 for my S&W revolver , i'd stick to better named brass ammo..

 

[Fishslayer]

If you shoot at an organized range, be sure they allow steel case before stocking up.

It would be something to check. The indoor range I go to says "No steel case ammo" but the only ammo I've ever seen checked was rifle ammo, they don't want any steel jackets or projectiles. Only reason they wouldn't allow steel pistol cases would be wanting the brass to sell...

 

[Tinhack]

The near local WallyWorld had UMC 9mm in steel when I checked Saturday. I think it was 400-round boxes for $68. The 200-round boxes of Winchester brass were $48. Both were 115gr. I almost sprung for the steel but have never used it and didn't want to have 399 rounds left over if I had a problem with it.