Nov 9, 2009 · Looking to buy a few boxes of steel core or AP ammo for some steel testing. Looking for 7.62x39, 7.62x54, .308 (7.62 NATO) and 5.56x45.

Dec 16, 2006 · Its bad mojo, they dont want the ammo to reload, they want the brass to SCRAP, at 2 to 3 bucks a pound, they are making a killing on selling it, and they dont want to pick the …

Oct 7, 2006 · The importation of steel-core was stopped by the ATF after somebody decided to start making "pistols" out of semi-auto AK type rifles. "Armor piercing" handgun ammo is …

Jul 13, 2006 · Steel-core .308 is AP ammo, painted with a black tip, and cannot be surplussed or imported, so it's quite rare. -Troy But 30-06 black-tip is available... and is easily loaded in .308 …

Nov 26, 2022 · Bought some Barnaul 300 Blackout ammo the other day and went to the range to test it out. Well, the range officer did a magnet check on the bullet and I was told it was steel …

Feb 7, 2019 · I'm revising this post after getting a favorable response from the vendor. A couple of weeks ago I bought 1000 rounds of The American Marksman - Stryker remanufactured 62 …

Aug 6, 2021 · Against 3/16" mild steel plates spaced 2" apart, both steel and lead core ball easily penetrated the first plate and were stopped by the second. The lead core projectiles left a …

Jul 29, 2012 · The reason I asked this question is for ordering ammo online. I don't want to buy any more steel core ammo and vendors often don't tell you it's steel core. Example: This page …

Jul 11, 2014 · So I suggest that steel cased/steel core ammo is prohibited because they can't "harvest" it. It gets mixed-in with lead ammo/brass cases, and it's too much trouble for them to …

Oct 27, 2009 · Read and look closely at the listing(and post a link if possible). I have seen a lot of inexpensive 'steel core' .308 bullets lately that are the LPS projectile from the 7.62x54R …