hornady steel case ammo

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hornady steel case ammo

Post by albat » 18 Aug 2018, 9:02 am

anybody using the .223 steel case ammo soft point 55gr for hunting , its $24 for 50 rounds,any drawbacks with the steel case ?
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Post by marksman » 18 Aug 2018, 10:39 am

I dont use it but have seen very high pressures in tight chambers using it and would beware of this
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Post by No1_49er » 18 Aug 2018, 11:29 am

marksman wrote:I dont use it but have seen very high pressures in tight chambers using it and would beware of this

You don't use it, but you've seen very high pressures in tight chambers.
Maybe you can expand a little on your claim/observation?
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Post by southwest shooter » 18 Aug 2018, 11:32 am

I've used it before in a xbolt , never had a drama , very accurate .
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Post by RoginaJack » 18 Aug 2018, 12:19 pm

Seen quite a few (heaps) of empty shells on the ground at Belmont....
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Post by No1_49er » 18 Aug 2018, 1:46 pm

RoginaJack wrote:Seen quite a few (heaps) of empty shells on the ground at Belmont....

That's only because "it's not my freeking job" to pick up my rubbish. And that's what it is - not something you reload. Bin material/scrap.
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Post by Stoney » 18 Aug 2018, 3:21 pm

Are you saying its not YOUR job or that's the general attitude No1_49er?
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Post by No1_49er » 18 Aug 2018, 3:41 pm

General attitude.
I pick up and dispose of all my cases - even rimfire.
And if I'm one of the last to leave the range, I tidy up other shooters sh!t as well.
It's not hard, but if people want to operate in a pig sty, their wish just might come true.
It's not my freekin job, it's everybody's.
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Post by marksman » 18 Aug 2018, 3:49 pm

No1_49er wrote:You don't use it, but you've seen very high pressures in tight chambers.
Maybe you can expand a little on your claim/observation?


at little river I have observed frozen bolt on a sauer rifle using this ammo, when I had a look at the previous cases that had been fired the primers were excessively enlarged, some the primers falling out, I bashed this bolt open, for a blown primer and tried different ammo with not a problem,
told the new to firearms user not to use this ammo in this rifle

I have also seen the primers excessively enlarged from this ammo in tikka's that I know have tight cut chambers

rifles with generous chambers shoot this ammo well :unknown:
check the size of your primers after shooting when using this ammo :thumbsup:

I forgot to add that several Melbourne gun stores stopped selling this ammo because of it
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Post by Stoney » 18 Aug 2018, 4:05 pm

No1_49er wrote:General attitude.
I pick up and dispose of all my cases - even rimfire.
And if I'm one of the last to leave the range, I tidy up other shooters sh!t as well.
It's not hard, but if people want to operate in a pig sty, their wish just might come true.
It's not my freekin job, it's everybody's.



We are birds of a feather it seems :D Good on you mate.
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Post by Howaguy » 19 Aug 2018, 10:35 am

I shoot this ammo in my Howa and I’ve never had an issue, and at just under 1 MOA you can’t really beat it for the price. I can also tell you the foxes and hates can’t tell the difference between this and more expensive ammo
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