PMC Bronze Hunter

[benstt]

I got lucky enough to find some .357 magnum rounds at my local range. They worked great and my revolver did some good shooting but it left my barrel and cylinder absolutely full of what looks like brass flakes. Has anyone else had that experience?

 

[Annihilator]

Any pics of the residue? I use PMC in my .45 and see something like this, but in my .357 I use there .38spl and never saw this.

 

[benstt]

Any pics of the residue? I use PMC in my .45 and see something like this, but in my .357 I use there .38spl and never saw this.

I already tossed my cleaning patches. It was a buildup of yellow-gold flakes. I'm a bit colorblind so copper and brass look about the same to me but I'm going to guess it was copper from the jacket. There was a substantial amount of it in the barrel. Weird to see it built up in the cylinders.

 

[Area52]

Once had some nickel plating come off some (older) Speer plated brass cases in .38 & 9mm’s, I wonder if PMC is using a brass or brass-like substance on their cases...or could they be using steel and inferior plating process (during these challenging times)...or is the bullet jacket plating flaking?

 

[benstt]

Once had some nickel plating come off some (older) Speer plated brass cases in .38 & 9mm’s, I wonder if PMC is using a brass or brass-like substance on their cases...or could they be using steel and inferior plating process (during these challenging times)...or is the bullet jacket plating flaking?

I think its marketing. The brass looks fine. Nothing flaking off.

 

[HansGruber]

I already tossed my cleaning patches. It was a buildup of yellow-gold flakes. I'm a bit colorblind so copper and brass look about the same to me but I'm going to guess it was copper from the jacket. There was a substantial amount of it in the barrel. Weird to see it built up in the cylinders.

I suspect it was unburnt powder residue...seen it before with budget loads like PMC.

Unless there's obvious damage to the cases, it wasn’t from them.

 

[HansGruber]

Once had some nickel plating come off some (older) Speer plated brass cases in .38 & 9mm’s, I wonder if PMC is using a brass or brass-like substance on their cases...or could they be using steel and inferior plating process (during these challenging times)...or is the bullet jacket plating flaking?

No, they aren’t. Nobody outside of the Russians/Combloc nations use “bimetal“ cases anymore.

 

[oliviamia1353]

PMC Bronze™ Handgun Ammo provides high-performance accuracy and reliability at a cost-effective price. Bronze handgun ammunition is loaded with full metal jacket (FMJ) bullets, consisting of a lead core bullet enclosed in a heavy copper jacket.

 

[BobM]

PMC Bronze™ Handgun Ammo provides high-performance accuracy and reliability at a cost-effective price. Bronze handgun ammunition is loaded with full metal jacket (FMJ) bullets, consisting of a lead core bullet enclosed in a heavy copper jacket.

Here's a good caliber chart for comparison:

Bronze - PMC Ammunition

Take advantage of the affordability of our Bronze ammunition for any situation that involves high-volume shooting without compromising downrange results.

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