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Posted: 5/25/2004 8:54:08 PM EDT
| I'm a little confused I read the Ammo Oracle is it stating that Wolf ammo is better than Sellier&Bellot. Right now I have a mini-14 that I shoot S&B through and Winchester Q3131A. The Ruger shoots tighter groups with the S&B. I have a Colt M4 on the way I just don't want to put the S&B through it if it will hurt the barrel. |
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Sellier & Bellot ammo uses a steel-jacketed bullet that has been plated with gilding metal (the copper alloy commonly used for bullet jackets). Steel-jacketed bullets aren't going to hurt a military (chrome-lined 4150-steel) barrel, but could cause extra wear in a non-chrome-lined match barrel. Also, steel-jacketed bullets are much more dangerous to shoot at steel targets, as they ricochet and bounce back with much more force. A few years ago, S&B also had a run of bad brass in a number of calibers, causing split cases. While nasty, this problem has not been reported for at least a few years, so I wouldn't worry about that too much. -Troy |
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