Are Sellier & Bellot 7.62x39 and Norinco .223 surplus ammo lead or steel core?

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DaftM3

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Burlington, Ontario
I would like to know if Sellier & Bellot 7.62x39 and Norinco .223 surplus ammo that you have for sale are steel core or lead core? My local range has a ban on steel core ammo.
I am referring to this specific ammunition you have for sale:

http://www.wolverinesupplies.com/details/12361/Sellier-and-Bellot-Surplus-762x39-123-Grain-FMJ-1200-Round-Case.aspx

http://www.wolverinesupplies.com/details/15640/Norinco-223-Rem-55-Grain-FMJ-1120-Round-Crate.aspx


Also can you confirm that the Norinco .223 is non-corrosive primed? The S&B says it is corrosive but the Norinco doesn't say if it is corrosive or not.

Lemme know, thanks.
 
The norinco .223 is non corrosive, as far as I know there never was any corrosive 5.56/.223.

As for the surplus 7.62x39 it is steel core. The only lead core surplus was made by Yugoslavia and the case of ammo will be marked m67 and steel core surplus will be marked 7,62 m43 as in caliber 7.62 m43 ball ammo.
 
I don't understand why ranges ban steel core ammo. My range just did it too along with a bunch of other stupid new rules such as minimum shooting distances and it really pisses me off. Considering on not renewing my membership.

Its like as if the ranges are also anti gun. Id gladly make a back roads range before I comply to this BS.
 
Mumbles Marble Mouth said:
I don't understand why ranges ban steel core ammo. My range just did it too along with a bunch of other stupid new rules such as minimum shooting distances and it really pisses me off. Considering on not renewing my membership.

Its like as if the ranges are also anti gun. Id gladly make a back roads range before I comply to this BS.
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steel core can really chew up the steel plates at the range that cost thousands of dollars to replace. chewed up plates = considered unsafe and shut down by cfo

its nothing to do with being anti.
 
Grumpy Wolverine said:
It is lead core, but if you ask me it's a "steel" of a deal too!
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HI-YO!

But seriously, I have over 2000 rounds of the Norinco white box and yellow box 5.56.
I put a magnet to rounds out of the first couple of boxes and, yep, no steel. So, I went on my merry way shooting up a storm.
However, one day I'm shooting at a range-buddies reactive (AR) steel targets, and after the both of us putting maybe 100 rounds onto these things at 70 yards, we noticed 4 or 5 very deep gouges in the steel.
So, I can't help but think that, now and then, some steel core bullets are to be found in these boxes of ammo.
 
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