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Posted: 2/6/2003 9:05:20 AM EDT
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I just received my first AR this morning. It's a Bushmaster. In that there has been an ongoing discusion on Wolf ammo, I wrote Bushmaster an email asking them their opinion on using it. I'm sure there will be lots of people still not wanting to use Wolf, and I can understand their reservations. Anyway, following is their reply: Subject: RE: Bushmaster A3 20" barrel Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:53:05 -0500 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Steel cased ammunition We have also had conflicting reports on using Wolf or any steel cased ammunition in our rifles. The steel cased ammunition has a preservative lacquer coating on them. This usually will not affect our rifles with the chrome chamber and bores. But, I have had people ask why it will not work in one rifle while it works alright in his friends rifle. Some chambers are slightly tighter than others and it makes extraction difficult with the lacquer coating while the same rifle will cycle flawlessly with brass cased ammunition. We do not recommend breaking in a new rifle for the first 300 to 400 rounds with it as it is somewhat under powered. If you are going to use it then we recommend trying a few hundred rounds before buying in bulk. We have never received a rifle for repair because of premature wear from using the steel cased ammunition. We recommend cleaning the chamber with a chamber brush and solvent after use to prevent any problems. Thank you. Hey, I'll have to hand it to Bushmaster for a fast response at least. |
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