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I've heard mini 14's aren't very picky as far as ammo, but are there any brands or types that I should avoid?
None that I'm personally aware of. Alot of mixed info on steel cased ammo on the interwebs. It IS dirty, slightly underpowered, and less accurate generally than brass cased ammo, harder of the gun? I don't know. With ammo prices and availibilty being what they are I'd buy any .223 I could find.Any issues with Brown Bear?
Is there is a lot of berdan prime steel case 5.56 out there? I thought it was all still boxer anyway. The 762x39 is because of how hard and ak pin hits and is prone to unintentional fire with boxer.I personally avoid anything steel-cased. While it saves you money in the short-term, it tends to be dirty, and Berdan-primed ammo can cause firing pin breakage, which then requires a trip back to Ruger for proper (read: reliable) repair.
Glad to read that it worked out okay for you. The tests looked good at that site, but the thing to remember is that "steel case" is not necessarily synonymous with "bimetallic bullet" or "steel jacketed bullet". But I am unaware of any reloadable boxer primed brass ammo using a steel jacketed slug.fired thosunds of steel case ammo through my mini still acc as all get out same with my 45 i see no excessive barrel wear all internet bull****.thats why we now make steel case ammo .and brown bear is good ammo very acc in my gun.
No one ever said a soft point or even a hollow point will necessarily expand on impact. Consider the OTM (Open Tip Match) slugs that the military issues for special purposes. They don't count as Geneva Convention prohibited, since the open tip is not designed for expansion (in theory, the reason for the special slug construction is that it permits a flat fully jacketed base for greater consistency).what I'm curious about is how can you have a soft point bullet if it's bi-metal ?
Hornady imports the steel cases from Russia then adds the other components to manufacture the cartridge.fired thosunds of steel case ammo through my mini still acc as all get out same with my 45 i see no excessive barrel wear all internet bull****.bear is good ammo very acc ithats why we now make steel case ammo .and brown n my gun.
Those would be fine for the barrel IMHO, since they are US slugs. The issue with lack of obturation and chamber fouling can be dealt with by cleaning.Hornady imports the steel cases from Russia then adds the other components to manufacture the cartridge.
Grumpy, do you think that the soft point and hollow point bullets used in Silver and Gold bear cartridges would harm the bore of minis ?No one ever said a soft point or even a hollow point will necessarily expand on impact. Consider the OTM (Open Tip Match) slugs that the military issues for special purposes. They don't count as Geneva Convention prohibited, since the open tip is not designed for expansion (in theory, the reason for the special slug construction is that it permits a flat fully jacketed base for greater consistency).
Plenty of other marginally performing JHP for that matter - consider the 147 gr 9x19 subsonics that were designed for suppressed weapons. Gained quite a following in the '90's, even though it didn't necessarily open up on impact. Good penetration and overall trauma though, so it's not like its useless.
All the best,
Grumpy
Honestly don't know at this end. It all depends on how hard the slug is compared to "normal" gilding metal jackets. A few for hunting probably wouldn't hurt, but I'm not sure. FWIW on my beater AK's I don't care and run combloc ammo through 'em. My nice matching parts AK and my AR and Mini's get better ammo, and my M1A's get the kid glove treatment.Grumpy, do you think that the soft point and hollow point bullets used in Silver and Gold bear cartridges would harm the bore of minis ?
I did put a magnet to one of my soft point rounds and it's magnetic .