Hornady Super Performance safe for semis yet?
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Re: Hornady Super Performance safe for semis yet?
It is designed for bolt guns; not a semi auto platform unless used with a 24" barrel. Use at your own risk.
It is designed for bolt guns; not a semi auto platform unless used with a 24" barrel. Use at your own risk.
Re: Hornady Super Performance safe for semis yet?
I shot some Superformance .223, 75 grain BTHP in my Larue Stealth. Had problems with the ammo going completely into battery. I mic'd the case necks and found they were a hair bigger then Federal GMM and some Speer .223 ammo. The Hornady is the only ammo I've had problems with in my gun.
I shot some Superformance .223, 75 grain BTHP in my Larue Stealth. Had problems with the ammo going completely into battery. I mic'd the case necks and found they were a hair bigger then Federal GMM and some Speer .223 ammo. The Hornady is the only ammo I've had problems with in my gun.
Re: Hornady Super Performance safe for semis yet?
I have shot quite a bit of the 5.56 Superformance out of a 21" Sig 556 DMR and had zero problems. However, I recently shot a few rounds of the .308 Superformance I had sitting around for about a year out of my DTA SRS Covert bolt gun. Unfortunately, I can't claim ignorance because I was aware of all the issues others have had with the Superformance ammunition.
On the 8th round, a primer popped and shot gas back inside the bolt. Not sure yet what it did inside, but afterwards, I could only get very light primer strikes, which were not enough to fire rounds. I suspect either the firing pin is cracked or possibly the spring is damaged. In any event, I will never use the Superformance ammo again. It looks great on paper, but it's simply not worth the potential problems that can arise using it. Even if you have used it before with no problems, it only takes one bad round to create a major headache.
I have shot quite a bit of the 5.56 Superformance out of a 21" Sig 556 DMR and had zero problems. However, I recently shot a few rounds of the .308 Superformance I had sitting around for about a year out of my DTA SRS Covert bolt gun. Unfortunately, I can't claim ignorance because I was aware of all the issues others have had with the Superformance ammunition.
On the 8th round, a primer popped and shot gas back inside the bolt. Not sure yet what it did inside, but afterwards, I could only get very light primer strikes, which were not enough to fire rounds. I suspect either the firing pin is cracked or possibly the spring is damaged. In any event, I will never use the Superformance ammo again. It looks great on paper, but it's simply not worth the potential problems that can arise using it. Even if you have used it before with no problems, it only takes one bad round to create a major headache.
