Out of 3 AR's only one will eat steel cased ammo with no problems-a CMMG gas piston. The other 2 rifles will jam every time, not sure why.skub wrote:I had a 5.45x39 upper for my AR, and the only ammo I could find for it was steel cased. After I had shot a magazine or two through it on each range trip, I had pretty frequent problems with FTE. The explanation that I got, which seems reasonable, is that the steel doesn't expand and conform to the chamber like brass does. This leaves room for blowback of residue into the chamber, around the steel case. After a while the residue is sufficient to keep the cartridge from extracting.
Here is a link for running Wolf ammo in your AR.I admit I have not tried his advice yet, maybe next range day.
http://www.tacticalyellowvisor.net/8343/116021.html