Does anyone here have aversion toward steel ammo? I saw grabagun selling $10/box Magtech steel-casing ammo, which is a sick deal. I did as much research as I could, and the general idea was that steel-cased ammo results in a dirtier shot and requires more cleaning afterward.
First of all, is this true? Why?
What other drawbacks are there? It almost seems like steel ammo would be lower-quality by being so much cheaper, and by lower quality, the thing that comes to mind is reliability, or damages the gun. Is there any truth to this?
Anyway, I bought them anyway, since ammo is expensive. It's hard to find ammo <$13/box. I bought 500 rds to 10 boxes, for only $100 ($120 total with tax and shipping) and took them to the range. Shot 350 so far, with 3 boxes remaining. No jams in Glock19, Beretta 92FS, Kahr CW9. Didn't test with my jammer Kimber Solo. When shooting, sometimes I saw sparks, which I see with bulk ammo sometimes too. As for grime, I honestly can't tell. I don't think I shoot enough to make an educated evaluation of whether they shoot dirtier than brass does. Why would it anyway? I only shot 350, during 2 range visits, and I feel like it would just be confirmation bias of me just to say they were definitely dirtier. All and all seemed like good ammo and the superstition of them being dirty made me clean my guns afterward - maybe this is a good thing? It makes me conscious of cleaning them since sometimes I don't clean after each shooting. On the other hand, anxiety is anxiety and perhaps it's not worth the mental hassle.
Magtech steel 9mm is still being sold at $11/box now on grabagun. Maybe during the next sale, I'll pick even more up. Until then, what are your guys' thoughts on steel-case.
First of all, is this true? Why?
What other drawbacks are there? It almost seems like steel ammo would be lower-quality by being so much cheaper, and by lower quality, the thing that comes to mind is reliability, or damages the gun. Is there any truth to this?
Anyway, I bought them anyway, since ammo is expensive. It's hard to find ammo <$13/box. I bought 500 rds to 10 boxes, for only $100 ($120 total with tax and shipping) and took them to the range. Shot 350 so far, with 3 boxes remaining. No jams in Glock19, Beretta 92FS, Kahr CW9. Didn't test with my jammer Kimber Solo. When shooting, sometimes I saw sparks, which I see with bulk ammo sometimes too. As for grime, I honestly can't tell. I don't think I shoot enough to make an educated evaluation of whether they shoot dirtier than brass does. Why would it anyway? I only shot 350, during 2 range visits, and I feel like it would just be confirmation bias of me just to say they were definitely dirtier. All and all seemed like good ammo and the superstition of them being dirty made me clean my guns afterward - maybe this is a good thing? It makes me conscious of cleaning them since sometimes I don't clean after each shooting. On the other hand, anxiety is anxiety and perhaps it's not worth the mental hassle.
Magtech steel 9mm is still being sold at $11/box now on grabagun. Maybe during the next sale, I'll pick even more up. Until then, what are your guys' thoughts on steel-case.