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Posted: 10/9/2005 4:56:14 PM EDT
I have a bushmaster 16" chrome barrel and woundering which of these ammos I should use.  From what I read black hills blue box is great stuff.  I shot 1500 rounds of wolf and liked it but not sure if this happened from wolf or not.  Around the 1500 mark I started blowing primers and spliting cases from 3 different lots and lake city ammo it didnt happen before to any cases.  I was woundering if the wolf did this and if I should try it again when I get my gun back from bushmaster or just buy the better stuff?
Link Posted: 10/9/2005 5:02:34 PM EDT
[#1]
of which ammo lot were you splitting cases?  wolf, or lake city?
Link Posted: 10/9/2005 5:15:50 PM EDT
[#2]
both of them but only after 1500 rounds of only wolf
Link Posted: 10/9/2005 5:28:30 PM EDT
[#3]
Link Posted: 10/9/2005 5:29:38 PM EDT
[#4]
Link Posted: 10/9/2005 5:30:41 PM EDT
[#5]
I believe old_painlesses problems were with sa battlepack after shooting wolf.
-sigadvantage-
Link Posted: 10/9/2005 5:51:18 PM EDT
[#6]
Yea it was the PD stuff and I did post in troubleshooting and they told me to send the rifle back to bushmaster and I did Im just wanting on a reponse now.
Link Posted: 10/9/2005 5:59:06 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 10/9/2005 6:01:12 PM EDT
[#8]
black hills 55 grain is good stuff, really good....

i have fired some that was ordered for someone and they did not buy it in the end, i liked it....
Link Posted: 10/9/2005 6:03:01 PM EDT
[#9]
No me and my friend thats in the army cleaned the entire gun so It shined like it was brand new again then shot some round to test and it happened within the first 3 rounds
Link Posted: 10/10/2005 4:39:20 AM EDT
[#10]
maybe a bad lot of ammo?
i don't think it is the weapon
Link Posted: 10/10/2005 5:08:26 AM EDT
[#11]

Quoted:
ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=118&t=246820
Troy's theory on the Wolf/South African surplus problem.
"What's happening here is that the steel Wolf cases aren't expanding enough to form a good seal when fired, so some of the (dirty, carbon-filled) gasses are getting between the case and the chamber, causing a build up of carbon in the chamber that is far in excess of normal. Then, firing a brass case that DOES expand fully will result in that case being "glued" into the chamber by the carbon buildup."



I just had that happen to me for the first time last week. Still got the case thats covered in whatever that shit is.
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