stchman
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OK. I've heard of a lot of people on a lot of forums state that steel case bimetal bullets will ruin a barrel in 5-6K rounds. They keep referencing the Lucy Gunner AR torture test. Mind you this was a torture test for ARs, I don't think that this applies to every gun ever made.
I also hear a lot of people say that they have 60K-100K rounds through their guns and the barrel looks fine(I assume NOT shooting bimetal bullets).
So is it believable that bimetal bullets are 20X more abrasive than non-bimetal bullets? Are people just making stuff up to sound like they are knowledgeable? I have met a lot of steel case ammo haters that have never even shot steel case or only shot it in an AR. I fully realize that ARs can have issues with steel cased ammo.
I've been shooting polymer steel cased ammo for years with no issues. I see no appreciable barrel wear, but I don't shoot that often.
I also hear a lot of people say that they have 60K-100K rounds through their guns and the barrel looks fine(I assume NOT shooting bimetal bullets).
So is it believable that bimetal bullets are 20X more abrasive than non-bimetal bullets? Are people just making stuff up to sound like they are knowledgeable? I have met a lot of steel case ammo haters that have never even shot steel case or only shot it in an AR. I fully realize that ARs can have issues with steel cased ammo.
I've been shooting polymer steel cased ammo for years with no issues. I see no appreciable barrel wear, but I don't shoot that often.