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One question....if steel bullets are deadly
Why not we are using steel bullets in our guns
Steel bullets are piercing bpjs ....what if china and Pakistan uses steel bullets aganaist us in war
 

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One question....if steel bullets are deadly
Why not we are using steel bullets in our guns
Steel bullets are piercing bpjs ....what if china and Pakistan uses steel bullets aganaist us in war
I guess they are heavy, or maybe less accurate
I could be wrong
 

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One question....if steel bullets are deadly
Why not we are using steel bullets in our guns
Steel bullets are piercing bpjs ....what if china and Pakistan uses steel bullets aganaist us in war
barrel wear ,
steel core bullets are not great for the barrel
also they can be an overpenetration hazard as you don't always want bullets to pass through everything .
also they don't expand inside the body as much as lead core as they don't deform easily , this leads to less internal damage and bullet generally passes through .

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here they are talking about steel case ammo , steel case ammo and steel core ammo are two different things .
In steel case generally the projectile in itself is the same as brass case just the shell is made of steel instead of brass , it is generally done to reduce cost .

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In steel core ammo , the core of the bullet which is generally made of lead is made of steel .

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Multitude of factor.
1- Steel core bullets are much more expensive then lead core ones because of manufacturing cost.
2- Like depleted uranium anti tank rounds, they are used for specific purpose only.
3- If it comes to general war fighting, antimonial lead bullets are much more deadlier then steel core ones.
 

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