Frag Pistol Ammo

serf

May 28, 2020 19:20

I read on a gun website forum that some brands of frag ammo wears the barrel out prematurely. Anybody here have any insights?

                                             Thanks in advance

                                                      serf

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  nmyers

  May 28, 2020 19:46

  I think most frangible ammo now uses a polymer tip, which, like copper, is nowhere near as hard as any type of steel used in barrels.

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  rufe-snow

  May 28, 2020 22:47

  I bought some frangible, 45 acp bullets years ago. They were light for caliber, and I intended to use them  for reloading. Got took, for the proverbial Nantucket sleigh ride. The sintered copper powder they were made of, was faulty. Lot of them broke feeding from the mag into the chamber. Or when trying to crimp the bullet, after seating. Because of the potential for serious injury. I quit then and there.
  
  Like I noted above, they were copper powder with some sort of a binder.  Don't see how they could affect the barrel? Less the binder has some  sort of abrasive effect?

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