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Jeff22 · April 5, 2012, 04:05 AM

The rim thickness on steel cased ammo can vary a lot.

Depending upon what kind of gun you're using, that can put a lot of pressure on the extractor claw and cause it to fail. Eventually.

I went through LFI Advanced Handgun Skills back in 2000 using a nearly new Sig 226 in 9mm. I shot Wolf steel cased ammo as an experiment. The bottom corner of the extractor cracked right about the time I finished the 1000 rnd case.

However, I know guys who have run lots of steel cased 9mm through various models of Glock without a problem.

April 5, 2012, 04:05 AM	#10
Jeff22 Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2004 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 715	steel cased ammo The rim thickness on steel cased ammo can vary a lot. Depending upon what kind of gun you're using, that can put a lot of pressure on the extractor claw and cause it to fail. Eventually. I went through LFI Advanced Handgun Skills back in 2000 using a nearly new Sig 226 in 9mm. I shot Wolf steel cased ammo as an experiment. The bottom corner of the extractor cracked right about the time I finished the 1000 rnd case. However, I know guys who have run lots of steel cased 9mm through various models of Glock without a problem. __________________ You can only learn from experience if you pay attention!