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Posted: 3/21/2015 7:18:08 PM EDT
| is Wolf ammo decent for a Smith and Wesson 15 OR if not recommend something that is pretty cheap in price |
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here is some info to consider...
steel ammo test granted it was rapid fire and that doeant help but its still good to know |
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I've used Wolf without any issues. I tend to shoot more Wolf in the winter since I reload and finding hot brass that's melted through the snow sucks. Wolf can be found under $5 a box in quantity, but if $2 -$3 more a box isn't a problem there is brass cased ammo out there. Right now the surge on anything 223 / 5.56 is starting to settle down, so look around.
Edit to add... After reading the above ammo test, I will consider the results when buying ammo. I highly doubt that I will come anywhere close to the abuse the "test" rifles sustained. |
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That was pretty neat. |
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That was pretty neat. It was a very informative test - for what it looked at. It's important to note that this was a "torture test," not a "will this type of ammunition work with this gun?" test. Steel cased ammunition varies in quality by who makes it and how much care that put behind each round. Hornady makes steel cased ammunition, and it's probably not a good idea to call their products "crappy." They use good bullets and carefully selected powders, so their ammunition works well. Tula is a different story entirely. Tula uses a powder that lets them get muzzle velocities they want, but it's a hot-burning, fast powder that doesn't necessarily produce the same gas pressure curve that other ammo does. And there's also the issue of how consistent their stuff is (or isn't). Barnaul ammunition is consistent, uses fairly decent bullets, and generates appropriate pressure curves, and I've never had a single issue with it. However, it would seem that their powders are somewhat similar in composition to the Tula powders - the characteristic ammonia smell of Russian-made ammunition sort of signals that. There should be no problem using ANY quality ammunition in ANY well made AR. I would avoid known "poor performers" like Tula, and avoid US brands like A-MERC as well. Instead of thinking of the materials the components are made from, think about who made the rounds. There is one caveat about steel cased rounds though. Steel doesn't seal the chamber as well as brass does, so you will get more sooty gunk in the chamber. Make sure you clean the chamber with a chamber brush after firing steel cased rounds, and you'll avoid a nasty buildup that can make both steel and brass cases stick. I'm big on cleaning my firearms, so it's never been a problem for me, but other folks seem to take pride in how seldom (if ever) they clean their rifles. That makes for some "interesting" problems when they use steel cased ammo. It isn't the cases, it's almost always "operator error" related to not cleaning the chamber that leads to almost all of the reports of "steel cased ammo sucks!" |
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