Is it possible to make a steel case behave like a brass case

>>34861382
I'm not a materials scientist but I would think that you couldn't.

>>34861382
probably, but it would also probably cost just as much as brass to make.

Does not sealing the chamber give less muzzle energy?

If they could they'd have already figured it out. And if they had already figured it out they would have either put it on the market or figured out it was really commercially viable

>>34861382
Just make the chamber out of brass so it expands and seals.

>>34861570
yes because some gas leaks out behind the bullet instead of being completely trapped as it is forced to expand.

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>>34861606

>>34861606
>30 round chamber
>you put 30 rounds through it before it disappears

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>>34861606
>it turns out this was the secret all along
>the year is 2xxx
>space colonies are fighting the dirty bugs
>.50 caliber bolters are the common sidearm
>they all have bitchin brass chambers and frames
>your rank is roughly distinguished by how shiny your bolter's brass is
>turns out wood is the only material for furniture that doesn't react violently with interstellar radiation/bug blood/FTL travel
>huge redwood forests cover half of earth
>terraforming has converted large portions of the planet to grow the wood to make stocks and grips for the cowboys in space
>tfw this universe ain't big enough for the two of us
Also my fuckign captcha, I think the /k/ube wills it.

>>34861716
Uhhh

>>34861382
No.
The sealing effect is a metalurgical property of brass

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>>34861716
Welp, I'm sold.gonna go make a bronze receiver for a mossberg now

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>>34861606
Oh fuck this actually exists