after shooting about 50rds of WOLF .223 ammo i get a FTE. i manage to POGO & separate the upper. after lubricating with gun cleaner & oil overnight, i've already bent my aluminum cleaning rod trying to poke the shell from the muzzle end. the search is on for a steel rod...

notice the spent shell stuck in the chamber
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/ginoe/guns/pogo.jpg

Don't poke it..... Javelin it.

Use a standard GI cleaning rod. Don't pound on it with a hammer - instead hold the barrel vertical, muzzle up and drop the rod under gravity (avoids the risk of bending the rod).

This is a common problem with Wolf. You need to keep the chamber clean using a GI chamber brush (will come with the GI kit you have to buy anyway - see above). I run Wolf in close-range 3-gun hoser stages, but I am scrupulous about cleaning the chamber and letting the barrel cool thoroughly before each stage.

Which extractor spring are you using?

When was the last time you cleaned the chamber and how did you clean it?

BSW

lol, funny cats at the gun shop have tons of common sense 'wha-cha shootin an american rifle with russian ammo for? get a russian gun & shoot that crap ammo with it...'

i picked up a brass cleaning rod which was much stiffer (thats what she said...) and managed to bang out the stuck shell.

i took apart  the BCG & cleaned it, no apparent damage to the extractor. i loaded a mag of snapcaps & they all pop out when i pull the charging handle.

all is well (until next time)

red coloration by the firing pin is some crap on the WOLF ammo primer area
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/ginoe/guns/out.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/ginoe/guns/b_c_g800x600.jpg

That's sealant.... M855 has it, too.
Ignore the goons at the gun shop... If you clean your rifle properly, Russian ammunition works excellently. I've never had a failure with any Russian manufactured .223Rem. I have had American made ammunition (with a smaller sample size) have a primer installed backwards.
PS: Your bolt looks extremely dry
... You need to be running it wet.



 

+1 on the dry rifle. BSW

lol, those guys at the gunshop are entertaining at the least

thanks all for the tips
i should have mentioned, the BCG pic was taken (iphone) when dirty but when cleaned & assembled i use a drop of lubricant on 4 areas (2 shown red)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/ginoe/guns/boltCarrier.jpg