| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#11
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
Don't throw snowballs at each other if...
Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/4/15 9:55 PM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:33:28 -0500, Someone Else wrote: Where do you find steel bullets? The Russians and Chinese load "bimetal" ammo that is somewhat magnetic but it is not really "steel". I tore down a "Brown Bear" 9mm a week or so ago and the jacket is not really that hard. I also posted a link to a 10,000 round test where they showed that it cuts barrel life in half (5000 rounds vs 10,000 in the .223s they tested). When they factored in the price of a barrel against the savings on ammo, it was a wash. I imagine the effect is less in a slower round. If you trade in guns as fast as Harry does, I doubt he would ever notice. Those who are interested in the composition of bullets might find this interesting: http://www.uspsa.org/front-sight-mag...BiMetal-Ammo-8 It's not just the cost of the barrel, by the way. A top quality HBAR is at least $350 and in my case, I'd also have to buy a low-pro gas block and probably have to have the barrel dimpled to hold the gas block set screws, since my current gas block is more properly pinned through the bottom wall of the barrel. That's another $50. Then there is the cost of getting a qualified gunsmith to headspace the barrel. That's another $50 or more. By the time you've finished, you've spent $500 for a quality replacement barrel. The steel cased ammo is a nickel a round less than the brass ammo. I'll pass on that "savings" in order not to have to deal with replacing a barrel long before its time. Oh, and I can shoot the brass ammo on any range where rifles are welcomed. You are confusing casings and bullets. |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| Throw his ass in jail!!! | General | |||
| Throw 'em in jail... | General | |||
| Throw the liberal out! | ASA | |||
![Someone Else[_4_] is offline](https://www.boatbanter.com/images/SultanThemeVB3R/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Threaded Mode
