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Posted: 3/6/2009 6:49:43 PM EDT
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I have a bout 900 rounds of reload ammo that I got from a friend. Him and his dad reloaded the majority of it. I notice while loading mags for a range trip that some of the bullets are steel core and some are not. The bullets look almost if not identical. They seem to be 55 grain from best I can tell from comparing them. I have some 62 grain privi m855 that is steel core and some Fed Lake City xm855 that is steel core. But my xm193 55 gr obviously is not. I am trying to learn the differences here and could use some advise. Also which should I shoot first and should I divide them into two groups before I do.
Also out of this group, I have 200 rounds of '92 Radway Green 5.56 stuff. They are new and I'll stash them with the other good ammo. Thanks in advance. |
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I realize that my question above is a little vague. Pain meds for a tooth ache are hindering me. :)
Ill try to simplify a little bit. Out of the 900 rounds that I've got, 200 of them are the unfired '92 R O R G rounds. The other 700 are reloads and appear to all be 55gr bullets. Out of these reloaded bullets, about 2/3rd the magnet will pick up. Apparently some of them are a copper coated steel jacket hence the magnet picking them up. I take it that they used two different type bullets while reloading. I pulled one of each and they appear to both be boat-tail. And they are both copper looking jackets. Both appear to have lead in the middle. I just dont see any steel in them for the magnet to be sticking to. Now there are obvious differences in the two bullets as fas as the way the boat tail is shaped. But the ogive is about the same shape. I guess I'm more curious if the "magnetic" or steel rounds are better or worse for my gun, or better or worse for shooting or plinking if you will. And say for instance, are the non steel jacket bullets better for defense purposes? I'm aware that I shouldnt be useing reloads for defense. I have several thousand rounds of xm193 and m855 stashed for hard times should they ever come. Hell, I may be rambling and troublng over nothing. Maybe I'll go shoot all this reload crap up and start from scratch. :) I am seriously considering learning to reload myself anyways. Thanks for your help and patience. |
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If they are reloads, then chances are that the person who reloaded bought some 55gr bi-metal bullets; Widener's used to have them for real cheap. If the bullet profile is reminiscent of a plain ol' 55gr bullet (compared to the "pointy" SS-109), then I'd bet that's what they are. Bi-metal bullets won't harm your barrel. People have shot thousands and thousands of Wolf/Barnaul combloc ammo through their rifles without noting any damage to the rifling. |
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