Thread: Barnaul

Ive used a lot of barnaul 223 ammo and have reloaded with their projectiles. The ammo sold by Jim is not corrosive primed but the powder does burn quite dirty compared to hogdon or adi which can be messy in a gas impingment semi. The projectiles are gilding metal washed steel over a lead core. They are easy to pick up with a magnet! Steel jackets dont wear out barrels any faster than copper. In fact sintered iron driving bands on artillery shells give longer barrel life than do copper ones. Barnaul ammo seems to get bad reviews from some, certainly its not match grade but its as good as any bulk stuff like hornady training or american eagle for hunting or general plinking, and the price is hard to beat especially if you dont reload or are doing pest control with a black rifle.