Ammunition compatability
- Thread starter Major Commander
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Unless the bullets are made from a very hard alloy, I don't believe you would get accelerated barrel wear. Might want to check to see if the cartridges use corrosive primers though.
Bullets themselves are only responsible for a minute fraction of barrel wear.
The most damage to a barrel occurs at the throat, and is caused by the heat generated
by the high pressure gases from burning powder, plus some "scouring" at that location from unburned powder and hard carbon particles.
For years, many European hunting ammo has been made with bullets jacketed in Mild steel, rather than gilding metal [copper alloys]
There is no evidence to support the notion that these bullets wear a barrel any faster than the copper and copper alloy bullets do.
You should encounter no problems shooting that 7.62x51 Ball ammo in your Vanguard.
I would make sure I cleaned well after shooting it though, unless you are absolutely certain the priming is non-corrosive, as bumperfood stated.
Regards, Dave.
The most damage to a barrel occurs at the throat, and is caused by the heat generated
by the high pressure gases from burning powder, plus some "scouring" at that location from unburned powder and hard carbon particles.
For years, many European hunting ammo has been made with bullets jacketed in Mild steel, rather than gilding metal [copper alloys]
There is no evidence to support the notion that these bullets wear a barrel any faster than the copper and copper alloy bullets do.
You should encounter no problems shooting that 7.62x51 Ball ammo in your Vanguard.
I would make sure I cleaned well after shooting it though, unless you are absolutely certain the priming is non-corrosive, as bumperfood stated.
Regards, Dave.
