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Looks like its Russian made...

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ctd/prod ... EP0M56C8WE

Whats the advantage of zinc-plated steel cases??? Corrosion resistant, I understand, but doesn't that stuff become brittle and flake off under high stresses and temperature after a period of time???

That to me would appear to be a "bear" (pardon the pun) to clean...

And it looks "not" to be a full case, but more likely a little over a half case...at $90 + the $3 ammo fee and S&H, it doesn't appear to be that good a deal...

I'm thinking I could buy myself some PMP (South African) .223, and seal it up myself...I dunno...

Somebody slap me upside the noggin' and make sure I'm functioning correctly???

Greybeard wrote:I've got 2 Russians in 9 X18. Have shot nothing but Brown Bear and Silver Bear with no probs. Picked it up at gun shows and/or Cheaper Than Dirt for around $6 or $7 a box. Kinda handy (for daughter) to practice cheap with same ammo as carried.

Not to purposefully go off-caliber in this discussion, but I am looking at the Silver Bear stuff they got on CTD in .223 for the AR...

They come in the sealed containers (1 case, 1000 rnds) and look to be a good thing for long term storage, or at least the ammo is sealed up away from the elements for the most part...

If you say the Silver Bear stuff goes bang everytime, I suppose any problems would be along the lines of keeping the weapon clean and clear of any crud coming off those cases I suppose...

Who makes the Silver Bear, or Bear type ammo anyway??? And are they the ones who seal up the cases, or is that done by others???

I guess I gotta a call to make to CTD as well...Unless somebody beats me to the punch...