If it’s cheap, I’ll try it. If it’s not then good luck.

 

So much this.

 

If you save up enough cases, can you send them into Glock for a discount on a new gun? They could melt it down for frames and recycle!

 

It's only a matter of time before we have environmentally friendly plastic cased ammunition,
with lead free bullets.

Non lethal versions too, for range target practice.

 

*Hi. I'll have a box of the lead-free, eco-friendly ploymer, non-leathal 9mm. Oh, and a chocolate chip scone too, please.

 

A while back a Gun Store owner gave me a box of .380.
Total crap.

 

I remember shooting those in .38 way back in the 90's. They did ok.

 

The big selling point is that it is much lighter than brass. I no longer have to walk around with 210 rounds of 5.56 so why should I worry about the weight of brass? I pretty sure most of us carry less than 52 rounds.

 

What the big selling point should be is that it's cheaper than brass. That was the whole idea with CCI Blazer aluminum cased ammo and it kind of was cheaper at first but it really isn't anymore and eventually they went to Blazer Brass where the price was a little less than regular CCI ammo and not much more than the aluminum stuff.

I think polycase ammo started out making ammo with polymer cases and then they went to the polymer/copper bullets that are light for caliber and high velocity with a Phillips-head screwdriver bullet profile loaded in standard brass cases.

I think that Polycase probably figured that they could make more money selling brass cased ammo with clever gimmick projectiles than they could selling lower price ammo with polymer cases. Most likely the manufacturing of the polymer cases is most likely not economical enough to sell at a reduced cost even though the material cost is less.

 

I would if it were reliable and it was cheaper than reloading. A brass case can be reloaded many times.

However, as it is now, I use aluminum cased Federal in matches where the cases are not retrievable so I would use polymer cased ammo in matches if it were reliable.

But then the question comes up when shooting long strings. Would the polymer hold up to the heat in a chamber after shooting many rounds?

 

About a decade ago my local gun shop gave me their last 2 boxes of .223 PCA. It's fine for practice in a bolt-operated rifle, but I would not shoot it through a semi-auto like an AR-15. The main problem I saw was insufficient neck tension allows the bullet to move in or out - neither of which is good. I've seen PCA manually cycled (to clear the chamber) where the bullet stuck in the throat and dumped the powder everywhere when extracted causing a mess. So any that I get stays with the bolt guns..

 

How will polymer case ammo react to a scalding hot rifle chamber?

 

Any older members remember Dardick Trounds?

 

I am aware of them, but I doubt anyone has much experience with them. I've never even seen one in person.

 

About a decade ago my local gun shop gave me their last 2 boxes of .223 PCA. It's fine for practice in a bolt-operated rifle, but I would not shoot it through a semi-auto like an AR-15. The main problem I saw was insufficient neck tension allows the bullet to move in or out - neither of which is good. I've seen PCA manually cycled (to clear the chamber) where the bullet stuck in the throat and dumped the powder everywhere when extracted causing a mess. So any that I get stays with the bolt guns..

I've run hundreds of rounds through my AR's. I think I still have a box or two of the PCA stuff left.

Never had an issue with the bullet getting stuck in the chamber.

 

Would need to be in the $0.15/rd range to interest me.

 

I remember them.

 

There was interestiing comment by the company.

They said they would supply the US military with free ammo if the company could simply have the savings the military realized from argument of ammo.

When you think in terms of air freight of something like ammo, weight really makes a difference.

A long while ago I used the PSA (or whatever the gray ammo with a brass base was called). Never had an issue with it.

 

I think True Velocity will have problems

A quick search basically turns up none of this ammo for sale.

When you make it into a gun rag, you better be delivering product. People have short memories and while they got press they need to have product available.

 

I’ve never heard of such. I’ll wait a couple more years.

 

I’m still waiting for electrically fired caseless ammo.

 

I read the magazine article. The claim to fame was that it transferred less heat to the chamber, and that it was less prone to cook off, both due to the nature of the plastic.
However, it would melt in a hot chamber, which sounds less than ideal.
For those of us shooting semi auto only, and if it were cheap enough, it might be worth a thot'. For those going in harm's way, not so much.
Moon

 

Obviously best suited for firearms that fire from an open bolt. No round sitting in the chamber until it is being fired.

 

Evolution in action.

Who would have considered aluminum alloy firearms in the 40's and even 50's. Then polymers came along. When the Glock was first introduced it had its detractors. Now you can print one on a 3D printer.

Anyone remember the Daisy VL with its caseless ammo? HK tried working on it for awhile with their G11 also. Eventually someone will get that to work.

Eventually someone will find the winning formula and it will become the norm.

 

From the looks of the web sight, making a web sight is about as far as they have made it .
Any better info?

 

Can you imagine Glock polymer ammo?

It would be Perfection right?????

:supergrin:

 

Kinda looks like some Sci Fi movie ammo. Has a neat look to it. If it performs then I guess I'd buy some for range use.
Although I might end up buying a single box just for the funny novelty look of it.

 

I’m still waiting for electrically fired caseless ammo.

I want a rail gun

 

Might as well wish big!
Moon

 

I could swear I saw a similar product back in the early 90's. But it went away, too quickly.

 

The voices in my head are saying that ammo was also designed to be reloaded simply...no resizing, decap and reprime, dip a powder charge and snap a bullet (the case had a lip and the bullet a cannelure) back into the case. I recall a brass base.
Moon

 

Might be OK for a 3D printed gun.