Specification ammunition will help avoid this. I wasnt aware that they made steel-cased M1 Carbine ammo then. Originally used to combat brass shortages, steel cases actually have a couple of important advantages. The concept has been around since World War 2, but the controversy is far from over. The only problems you will really see with it is by the nature of most Russian ammo, it's pretty underpowered, which leads to short stroking and. If you're worried about it, buy another extractor/bolt and go shoot. The use of steel cased ammunition is hotly debated on web forums. The steel in your extractor is much harder than the steel used in the Tula/Wolf/etc cases. Its steel-cased Lake City 30 caliber carbine in the stripper clips. By Oleg Volk Published on Februin Ammunition. This unexpected “slam fire” can occur even if the trigger is not being pulled and if the safety is on. One of the bandoliers wad this stuff in it. The use of civilian ammunition with more sensitive primers or handloads with commercial primers and/or improperly seated primers increase the risk of primerĭetonation when the bolt slams forward. Military ammunition include harder primers to withstand the slight indentation from the firing pin when the bolt chambers a cartridge. 308 made to SAAMI specifications or 7.62x51 NATO ammunition. The M1A™ is designed and built to specifications to shoot standard factory.

Yes it's safe to use just make sure you put some extra elbow grease in while cleaning your rifle as the cheaper stuff can be dirtier. Their centerfire pistol ammo is available in the most common calibers including 9mm. I guess if the 308 meets SAAMI specs.then it would have harder primers and be safe to use. Is 308 steel cased ammo safe to use on my loaded M1A stainless Only if the ammo is stainless steel to match the rifle. With the exception of their brass-cased Gold line, all Wolf Ammunition is non-corrosive with polymer-coated steel cases. Therefore, while the one 'CAN' shoot 308 ammo in the M1a.one 'SHOULD' not if the ammo because it could have the less hardened primers that military spec ammo uses. Softer civilian ammo primers could be dimpled during round clambering and cause a misfire. My reading of this is it comes down to can and should.

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