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Posted: 6/29/2008 9:32:54 AM EDT
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I have a Bushmaster Varminter that will not eject the Wolf ammo out of the black box, I know its probly the wolf ammo, but thats all i can afford right now. MY problem is that I can rack one in or drop the slide and it will chamber into the gun fine. When i go to manualy eject the shell it will not let me. I can't pull the charging handle back 1/8 of an inch. The only 2 ways i know to empty the chamber is to drop the magazine and fire the round, or i can brake the gun down and then i can pull the charge handle and the bolt will come out and shell with eject. I think it is just the cheap ass ammo, but i know little about ARs so Im asking you guys am I right? or do i have a helova bigger problem on my hands? Thanks Guys Boudreaux |
What does the rim of the round look like? Is it sheared off? There is a possibility of the roudn expanding inside the chamber. It could also be the xtractor spring is weak, worn or just not working correctly. Also see if there is any build up on the bolt face and xtractor area. There are times carbon, broken pieces of brass will keep the extractor from working the way it should. Inspect the chamber too. I have never used Wolf ammo, but I do not hear alot of good things. If there is alot of carbon build up in the chamber, plus the extractor and bolt face. This could keep the round from extracting like it should. I take it that it only started while using the Wolf ammo. Try to check out this things and see if anything is wrong. Hope you get her worked out.
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The BM varminters use a .223 chamber. Likely your chamber is a bit on the tight side. The rifle was intended to shoot commercial ammo, not low grade/surplus ammo. I have the same problems you describe shooting mil surplus in a .223 chambered Sabre Defense barrel. If you are not having problems with the casings being ejected on firing them, I would not worry about it too much. Make sure to clean the chamber with a chamber brush regularly and it will continue to smooth out some, making manual ejection of cartridges easier. If the rifle is not ejecting the cases on firing, install either a heavier extractor spring and/or o-ring on the extractor. If you are still getting short recoil problems, give up on Wolf until the rifle has broken in further. The easiest way to manually eject a stuck round is to tap the buttstock on the ground while pulling down on the charging handle. |
I guess you've never seen the person who posted about challenging anyone to take a torch to a fired case and get back to him when you see the coating melt off. |
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You're not the first person to run into this with Wolf ammo. Some chambers just seem to be a bit tighter than others. Many people blame different things, but the problem does seem to circulate around the steel cased ammo. I ended up helping a guy with his new Bushmaster get a few rounds out that did the same thing you're describing. Chambers fine, even ejects fine (not fired), but after firing, it jams up good. End up having to do the whole slam the stock method to get it unstuck. I'd just chalk it up to it being new. Possibly some unevenness in the chamber, or brass being more flexible than steel, or who knows what. I'd put the Wolf on the shelf and fire some brass cases through it for a while. Try it again after 1000 rounds. More than likely, if you're into precision shooting at all, you wont be happy with Wolf ammo after using better anyway. |
| look into reloading. you can get into it cheap and reload your own brass for less than .16 a shot. thats cheaper that wolf right there and you are having fun reloading as well. get into the reloading section and check it out. you can get started pretty cheap and extend your shooting hobby further. if you shoot more than just .223, say like a 30-06 or .308, you can save a ton of money. |
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