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06-26-2015, 05:10 PM
It's not stainless, its just steel coated with copper or nickel to make it chamber easier. Most home/personal defense ammo is nickel plated brass for this reason as well, it will go in the chamber more reliably.
In terms of ballistics there is no difference imparted by or taken away by the steel case. As Believeln308 said, its harder on the chamber potentially if there is an over size , gouge/scratch on the outside that might abrade the chamber.
Steel and aluminum share the trait that they can expand and contract, only once, so reloading is a big no-no. A lot of steel has berdan primers which would make them hard to reload anyway.
So the only difference really is cost and of course, if you have a magnet, its easier to clean up ...
In terms of ballistics there is no difference imparted by or taken away by the steel case. As Believeln308 said, its harder on the chamber potentially if there is an over size , gouge/scratch on the outside that might abrade the chamber.
Steel and aluminum share the trait that they can expand and contract, only once, so reloading is a big no-no. A lot of steel has berdan primers which would make them hard to reload anyway.
So the only difference really is cost and of course, if you have a magnet, its easier to clean up ...
In terms of ballistics there is no difference imparted by or taken away by the steel case. As Believeln308 said, its harder on the chamber potentially if there is an over size , gouge/scratch on the outside that might abrade the chamber.
Steel and aluminum share the trait that they can expand and contract, only once, so reloading is a big no-no. A lot of steel has berdan primers which would make them hard to reload anyway.
So the only difference really is cost and of course, if you have a magnet, its easier to clean up ...