I shoot a lot in 3-gun competition and have seen a bunch of stuck cases lately. the common factor is it is always cheap steel cased ammo. A couple have been stuck that never fired and several have been fired and stayed in the chamber. The coatings vary with the brand, but they all have that green or gray tint to it. It seems to be a worse problem in the summer heat.
I shoot a DPMS 3G and paid a lot of money for it and love the rifle. I shoot nothing but PMC or Federal brass cased .223 ammo and have never had a stuck case or FTF. DPMS will not honor their warranty using steel cased ammo. When you see the guy trying to pound out the case from the chamber and you ask him what happened, they always respond with " cheap steel ammo".
Why would you spend a fortune on the rifle and then run this cheap steel ammo thru it? I understand cost factors, but I buy the PMC @ $5 -- $6 a box of 20 vs $3.50 -- $4.50 a box. Is the cost worth it? I am sure this has been discussed, but I have seen the problem happening more and more.
I shoot a DPMS 3G and paid a lot of money for it and love the rifle. I shoot nothing but PMC or Federal brass cased .223 ammo and have never had a stuck case or FTF. DPMS will not honor their warranty using steel cased ammo. When you see the guy trying to pound out the case from the chamber and you ask him what happened, they always respond with " cheap steel ammo".
Why would you spend a fortune on the rifle and then run this cheap steel ammo thru it? I understand cost factors, but I buy the PMC @ $5 -- $6 a box of 20 vs $3.50 -- $4.50 a box. Is the cost worth it? I am sure this has been discussed, but I have seen the problem happening more and more.