Fender
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I searched online and even on the forums for a bit (ok, maybe just 4 minutes) and couldn't find any real solid answers or anyone who seemed like they really knew what they were talking about.
Is there any difference in Zinc coated ammo Vs regular old steel ammo? I understand the expansion in comparison to brass but that's not what I am trying to figure out. With the price of ammo, I want to pinch every penny while causing the least harm to my weapon, and have no frustration due to FTEs.
In my personal experience, Tula steel ammo stripped my extractor on my AR15 due to 2 rounds becoming lodged in the chamber (separate days) after being fired. Repeated attempts to remove it caused the stripping. How ever, I have shot 500 rounds of Silver bear .223 with no such issues. I do clean my weapon religiously as the next time I pick it up might be for a darn good reason. So weapon maintenance is not the issue.
Any self proclaimed ammo experts have anything?
Is there any difference in Zinc coated ammo Vs regular old steel ammo? I understand the expansion in comparison to brass but that's not what I am trying to figure out. With the price of ammo, I want to pinch every penny while causing the least harm to my weapon, and have no frustration due to FTEs.
In my personal experience, Tula steel ammo stripped my extractor on my AR15 due to 2 rounds becoming lodged in the chamber (separate days) after being fired. Repeated attempts to remove it caused the stripping. How ever, I have shot 500 rounds of Silver bear .223 with no such issues. I do clean my weapon religiously as the next time I pick it up might be for a darn good reason. So weapon maintenance is not the issue.
Any self proclaimed ammo experts have anything?