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Posted: 3/27/2005 2:44:27 PM EDT
| is this a good ammo, i've heard that there lacquer coating was extremely hard to clean out....i have a chrome moly barrel in my AR...would this be okay to use. |
 You know, if you're new, you may not have heard about The Ammo Oracle, a superb resource for beginners and experienced folks alike. You may also not have noticed the extremely helpful search function. But if you knew enough to post your question on the ammo forum, HTF did you miss that there were already a bunch of current threads with "wolf" actually in the title? |
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2nd post. I'm a member on other Gun "Discussion Forums" and never see such useful responses like ALPHA9000's. If you don't like the question - then move on to the next. Just waiting for a chance to post that annoying animated gif? As far as to the original question regarding Wolf ammo - I too am new to AR's - and have the same questions. In the auto pistol forums ( SIG & Beretta ) Wolf ammo is bad mouthed quite frequently - so much so that I have never purchased it. But I have been following this forum for the last few weeks - and it seems like most responses are favorable. I plan on buying 500 rounds of Wolf .223 to finally see for myself. You have to admit - you can't beat the price... |
GD, I think regulars get suspicious when questions asked with great frequency on the AR forums come up yet again. Anyway, I don't think Marc is trolling. He could learn to use the search function, though. Anyway.......... Wolf of recent mfg. is relatively underpowered, steel-cased, polymer (not lacquer) coated ammo that comes in a coupla 55 gr and one 62 gr versions, IIRC. Some folks believe that it's not a good idea to use steel cased ammo in ARs, feeling that this is bad for extractors/chambers/whatever. Most posters like the stuff as plinking and blasting ammo. It is not SHTF or match ammo. I have used it extensively (pushing 5k now) in a Daewoo and two different M-16s with about six different uppers of various lengths/configurations. I have not broken anything. I have yet to have a FTFire. I have had not one FTEx or FTEj that was not related to either magazines or, in the case of one "difficult" shorty, need for a D ring. This is true both in FA and semi. If you happen to find some old Wolf that is lacquer coated, it will work fine. But if you really heat the gun up you can stick a round in the chamber if the lacquer melts. Polymer coated Wolf will not stick, IME. I have tried. In terms of accuracy, I find it groups about 4 to 4.5 MOA from a rest, 10 shots, irons or Aimpoint. It is thereby about 1 MOA less accurate than good quality M-193.........in my hands, and through my uppers. YMMV. The lots of 55 gr FMJ I've chrono'd run about 300 fps slower than true M-193 spec ammo. Extreme spread was quite acceptable also. I have not found it to be much dirtier than anything else. Some folks find that the stuff leaves an unpleasant odor on firing. I haven't noticed this..........but then, at age 50, I can't hear or see so well anymore...........so maybe I can't smell stuff, either???  I have around 15k sitting around, and will be buying more soon. So yeah, I think it's OK. HTH, Sam |
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Sam Thanks for your informative and lengthy response. This is the type of response that makes a forum a place where new comers will return. Good to know about the older lacquer vs. newer polymer casing coatings. BTW - from what distance did you shoot your groups? Glen |
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