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<blockquote data-quote="cjjtulsa" data-source="post: 2097977" data-attributes="member: 6146"><p>How would steel cases lead to faster barrel wear? Are you talking chamber? The bullet would cause barrel wear, and unless it's a <em>steel cored bullet</em> or has a very hard bimetal alloy for a jacket, shouldn't make much difference in wear, I would think. It also depends on the rifle; any com-block weapon will run steel case for thousands of rounds with zero problems, whereas AR-type rifles have reportedly had less than stellar results. The "dirty" aspect is from the powder used, not the case it's loaded in. I would shy away from steel-cased .308 or 7.62x51, as I've read a few horror stories of case failures leading to kabooms with that. Then again, that too may be internet lore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjjtulsa, post: 2097977, member: 6146"] How would steel cases lead to faster barrel wear? Are you talking chamber? The bullet would cause barrel wear, and unless it's a [I]steel cored bullet[/I] or has a very hard bimetal alloy for a jacket, shouldn't make much difference in wear, I would think. It also depends on the rifle; any com-block weapon will run steel case for thousands of rounds with zero problems, whereas AR-type rifles have reportedly had less than stellar results. The "dirty" aspect is from the powder used, not the case it's loaded in. I would shy away from steel-cased .308 or 7.62x51, as I've read a few horror stories of case failures leading to kabooms with that. Then again, that too may be internet lore. [/QUOTE]
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