Polimer Cased Ammo
Who's tried it and how does it perform?
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I have used the Wolf with the polymer coated case 7.62x39 ammo, it works just fine. 0 -
I've never actually seen it advertized in SG company, cabelas, etc...; however there are link(s) below if you want to buy them.
Performance is unknown since i've never shot them (and dont know if it can be reloaded).
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=72057293
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=721249330 -
Anyone remember the plastic .38 Special ammo of some years ago ??
Whatever happened to it ??
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If I recall, they used a reloading press that you held in your palm ??
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I have shot some of the polymer cased ammo in .223. I could not tell the difference in that and some of the other brass cased ammo I was using. No malfunctions or hang-ups. It was cheaper than brass cased ammo so I decided to try it. I would buy some again if I ran across any.
Bode
P.S. I did not shoot any of it for accuracy.0 -
I have a few plastic shot shells (empty) sold (made?) by Herters years ago. Haven't tried reloading them. I wonder if they would take resizing like brass. Also in the .223 cases mentioned above could the necks be resized? 0 -
The .38 Special from years past was manufactured by USAC. It consisted of a "plastic" casewith a metal rim to hold a conventional primer. The bullets were a special construction with a smaller diameter heal which would actually snap into the case. They made a small hand tool to deprime and seat the bullet. Priming was done with a conventional priming tool. These were only made for a couple of years.
Polymer cased .223 was produced by NATEC under the label PCA-Spectrum. These were/are (?) produced in several configurations, including tracer, soft point and fmj.
Both can still be found, but are becoming somewhat collectible.0 -
quote:Originally posted by farfromnormal
Polymer cased .223 was produced by NATEC under the label PCA-Spectrum. These were/are (?) produced in several configurations, including tracer, soft point and fmj.
Both can still be found, but are becoming somewhat collectible.
I picked up some of this NATEC stuff a few years ago as part of a trade, but still have it lying around. They're still in business, but I've read that their ammunition put in a poor performance during US miltary testing.
The concept has potential, especially for use in aircrat where large amounts of ammo are desirable and weight is critical, but the technology just isn't there yet.
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Isn't the Wold ammo just polymer coated steel? Not actually made of polymer. And as far as I know it is not reloadable. 0 -
wolf is coated steel and berdan primed, not reloadable,
he is talking about plastic type cased ammo
I have not tried it, heard a bad review, price not good enough to try0
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