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Posted: 10/20/2008 4:03:20 AM EDT
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A buddy of mine is looking at picking up some Wolf for his AR. I've never shot it, but it seems to me I read some comments about the lacquer finish causing problems with cases sticking in the chamber. Is this a real problem? Thanks. |
| has more to do with the metal used to make the cases really..... they now use a poly coating.... the thing with wolf is, it might work fine for one gun, and not for the other...... i have feeding problems when i use wolf, but when it did feed right it shot just fine |
| Wolf is fine for an AK but I personally will NEVER shoot it out of an AR. The lacquer melts off and coats the inside of the chamber causing jams. Then it takes FOREVER to get it out. As much as it pains me to say it AKs are more reliable when it comes to Easter Block Ammo. But if you shoot copper/lead out of real brass and keep up on the maintenance, an AR will serve you a lifetime. |
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The new polymer coated military classic stuff is good to go. However, shooting Wolf and THEN brass-cased ammo immediately after will cause some problems. Read here for details on the whys, hows, and how-to-avoid problems: The Box 'O Truth |
I have shot thousands of rounds of wolf in my AR. I have never had a problem with it. It is no longer coated with lacquer but even if it was the lacquer never caused any problems. That is a myth. The lacquer does not melt. |
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I've shot TONS of Wolf ammo, and here are a couple things I've noticed. 1: Watch what you're doing when you load your mags. A buddy of mine found out the hard way that once in a while, 5.45x39mm ammo gets mixed in with the .223 ammo at the factory. It's really hard to tell if you're watching TV and loading mags. The round fired, but stuck FAST in the chamber, and locked the gun up really tight. It took a lot of work to get the round out. 2. Steel cased ammo is much more prone to rust than other ammo. This summer, I opened a few boxes and loaded three mags. Two weeks later, I pulled out the mags and found a good deal of rust on the cases. Some was so bad, I had to toss a few rounds. The mags were stored with my other ammo in a metal ammo can, inside a footlocker. The AC had been on 24/7, and the air was really dry. Apparently the moisture on my fingertips was enough to cause rust to form. Now I wipe down my Wolf ammo with a CLP-dampened rag, and use rubber gloves when loading. 3. Wolf is pretty inconsistent as far as the powder charge goes. You don't even need a chrony to tell you this. It's obvious when shooting. Some rounds have less snap and report than others. I've never chrony'd Wolf, but I've heard from other sources that this is the case, and I've noticed it myself. 4. Bottom line, it's great training ammo, and good for plinking, but if you're hoarding for SHTF, go with some better brass ammo. For target shooting, don't expect to shoot your best-ever groups with it, either. |
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