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Many countries use steel ammo.
It has been said that the steel is more abrasive than the brass and over a period of time it scratches the chambers to the point of making extraction difficult. The countrys that use it, generally have larger chambers than we do to allow for this...but its a trade off. It makes the gun more reliable, but less accurate.
Gazillions of rounds have been imported here oer the years, mostly from Russia and China. Some of it is copper plated, to keep it from rusting and others are coated with enamel.
Most of it is Berdan primed, so unless you are a die-hard reloader, it cant be reloaded without a whole lot of effort...more than its worth really.
I have shot thousands of rounds though my AK's and SKS's with no hint of damage as well as some 9MM and .45.
Since I clean my guns after shooting each one, I dont worry about it so much.
It can be hard on extractors over a period of time, because it is steel on steel rather than brass on steel.
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