Wolf Ammo
I have heard rumor that the lacquer-coated wolf ammo tends to clog the chambers of AR-15 style rifles. Apparently sustained fire causes the lacquer to melt off of the casings and fill the chamber creating a "goo" substance when the rifle cools. Ultimately (so I've heard), this causes feeding and extractions problems. Has anyone had this experience? Would the new copper-coated steel casings manufactured by Wolf cause similar problems?I just ordered a case of Wolf ammo and am wondering if I should cancel the order.
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SUCKS, for use in the AR15, however my SKS just eats it up. go figure.
PJ
If nobody seen you do it, how could you have done it. NRA Endowment Member, AF&AM, Shriner Life Member, A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois "Chicago Chapter" Founding Member & Board Member0 -
Do any of you use the Wolf ammo in 223/5.56? Lake City is hard to get right now, but Wolf seems available most everywhere.
Good? Dirty? Cycling problems?0 -
what is the consensus on wolf ammo
I have shot 200 rds of wolf 45 ammo in my 1911a1 and can see no dammage from the steel case which is what the guy at the range said was the major problem.
I like the way it shoots and it looks like it would store well but would like to hear what others think before I buy 8 or 9 hundred rounds more
SMILE...MAKE EM WONDER WHAT YOUR UP TO0 -
Since I am relativly new here, I'm sure this has probably been hashed
over before, But my question is about wolf ammo. I have been told
by a number of people and also read on some companies info. page
not to use steel cased ammo. Also the lacquer on the case melts
when the chamber gets hot and sticks to the inside of the chamber.
when it cools it's a bear to get out and causes malfuntions due to
the smaller chamber tolerances. Anybody have any problems with wolf?
I won't shoot it in my firearms. Does anybody use it?
What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger0 -
A coworker is picking up a Mini 30 this weekend and asked about using Wolf ammo in it.
Anyone here use wolf in their Mini 30?0 -
Can anybody give me anyfeed back on WOLF ammo?especially 9mm Luger 115 gr. Copper FMJ steel case non-corrosive Berdan primed.
R.J.H.0 -
I have bought hundreds of ammo made by Wolf in 7.62x39. It fired and fed just fine so I thought I would try some in .223 for my AR-15. After about 3 magazines full it started to jam and would not eject for anything. It did this in both my duty AR and my heavy barrel varmit AR. After running a brush through it, things returned to normal.
I figure that this coating that is put on the steel cases builds up and eventually coats the chamber till malfunctions occur because of the tighter chamber tolerances. So much for the good prices on this ammo. I shoot it for targets and plinking anyway so I guess when I finish the case of ammo, I will go with brass cased ammo from now on.0 -
Is it any safer to run Wolf through an AR since the change to a polymer coating instead of the lacquer coating? On AR15.com, most of the posters seem to have a favorable opinion of the polymer coated ammo being run through an AR. I thought I'd get input from you guys.
Where's Roboman when you need him?[:D]0 -
Lots of people around here talk bad about it, but i've never had much problem with it at all. I do think it is a bit dirty, but
I also clean my rifle after every day on the firing range, weather I shoot 10 rnds, or 500 rnds of wolf .223 or any other brand.
I dont have much of a problem with it.0 -
Dirty as hell. Smells bad. Shoots fine for me. 0 -
no problem here 0 -
no problems in my ar at all 0 -
No problems here, so far. 0 -
I order 3000 rounds about 6 months ago for me and a few friends
I put maybe 80 to 100 round with no problems so far and the other guys
have used them before with out any problems just be sure to clean the ar after shooting them.
taz0 -
Buy it, burn it, have fun.
CLEAN YOUR GUNS AFTER EVERY OUTING!! Your gun may love it[;)]
Jeff0 -
I have noticed that my AR-15 will get very dirty from this ammo and jam after about 100-120 rounds. I think it is because of the laquer they use on it. But it is cheap and does the trick. 0 -
I wouldn't use it in an AR if I was going to be doing a lot of rapid fire.
The polymer coating can melt in your chamber, and I have heard it is a PIA to remove.
Normal timed shooting,.......should be no problem.
Yes, it is dirtier though!0 -
agree with eboydell, it is JUNK.
It can and has scratched chambers (being steel cased).0 -
It's cheap and dirty. Also why you spend a thousand or better
on a weapon to run cheap ammo through it. Steel cased at that, which is not good for you weapon. It works fine for awhile but keep shooting it and you will start having problems because of the lacquer
used on the cases to keep them from rusting. The lacquer melts with
heat and builds up in your chamber. It hardens before you get home
from the range to clean it. Once hardened it is almost impossible to
get out. Foriegn made weapons (AK's and SKS') don't have the close tolerances that american made weapons do. So it won't take too long for the lacquer to build up and cause problems.
This is not my opinion. This came from my Sheriff's office range master. Who is an expert on weapons and their use.
But Hey if it works for you.....use it.0 -
quote:Originally posted by garanch
agree with eboydell, it is JUNK.
It can and has scratched chambers (being steel cased).
have pictures,data to back that up... or are you going from word of mouth?0 -
I ordered 2k once, it is for shooting for sure.
But inconsistant, dirty, inaccurate, I won't buy it ever again.
I reload .223 now. shoot 75% less due to increase in accuracy
if you can hit it the first time there is no need to spray 3-4-5 rounds at a single target.
I have been to the range alot lately, and find alot more people shooting it and complaining about how inconsistant it is.
Before the good stuff was hard to come buy wolf ammo was alot better than it is today.0
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