Steel cases in a revolver

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I've read that it is bad on auto pistols to use steel cased ammo, but I was wondering if it would hurt using steel cased ammo in a revolver.
 
My only experience has been negative. I used Wolf 45 ACP in a S&W 325. It gummed up and I began having difficulty inserting loaded full moon clips. The lacquer coating was the culprit in my opinion.
 
Wolf ammo has a reputation for being dirty. The culprit was most likely powder fouling. The reason many warn against steel cases in autos is because its supposed to be hard on the extractor. Revolvers don't use the same extraction system as an auto so I don't think steel cases in and of themselves would hurt anything. I personally won't use Wolf or any other Russian ammo in a Non Russian designed gun (i.e. 9mm Makarov, 7.62x39,5.45.39,7.62x54r) because I've had "issues" with Silver Bear 145grn 9mm before. A Smith is an expensive gun. I'm willing to pay a couple bucks more for Winchester White Box in order to protect my investment.
 
The steel stuff expands but does not 'relax' like brass. I fired 6 GI steel rounds in a 1917 .45 one time,one time only. The cases had to be pounded out of the gun with a chunk of 2x4 and a dowel. The stuff is made to be fired in autos only.
 
Skeeter Skelton's pal Dobe Grant swapped his issued steel case .45 ACP to a Thompson gunner for brass case ammo for his 1917 in the PTO.
 
I had no problems firing wolf on
my 625 mountain gun.In fact wolf
was the most accurate fmj's i
fired in it.
 
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