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Well, I just got a batch of 5.45x39 ammo from MilitaryShooters.com. Here's how they advertised it:
Will these steel jacketed bullets wear out the barrel noticeably quicker then the copper jacketed stuff would?
It appears this is not true. The ammunition I got has copper plated steel jackets.This is #1 quality, new Russian production, 5.45x39 ammo from Barnaul. Lacquered steel cases with sealed bullets and primers. This non-corrosive ammo uses a 60 gr FMJ, copper-jacketed, lead/steel cored bullet.
Will these steel jacketed bullets wear out the barrel noticeably quicker then the copper jacketed stuff would?