Why is the new Wolf 7.62 x 39 FMJ different?

AK-47 » Ammunition

AK Sponsor:

Site Notices

2024's Favorite CCW? | PSA Micro Dagger

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Why is the new Wolf 7.62 x 39 FMJ different?

Posted: 1/12/2006 8:19:47 PM EDT

I noticed the new Wolf 7.62 x 39 FMJ that I just got from Ammoman.com does not have the red sealant around the area where the bullet and case meet. The older Wolf FMJ had red dealant there although the old HP did not. Can anyone explain this? Thanks.

HighSpeedSteel

Posted: 1/13/2006 5:19:28 AM EDT

[#1]

Mainly the AR crowd blaming it for failures, so they found it easier to change all their ammo to the poly sealant.

My Armalite never had an issue with it, but the tighter .223 vs 5.56 chambers did not play nice with the red bits.

Posted: 1/13/2006 2:06:56 PM EDT

[#2]

The red sealant does not cause failures- using Wolf so-called ".223" in ANY .223 chamber will cause jamming and malfunction. Wolf ".223" has the case neck and shoulder dimentions of the 5.56x45mm NATO- which is larger.

Remember: 5.56x45mm ammo is made in dozens of countries. The chamber needs some room for manufacturing differences. The .223 is the sporting version and has tighter controlls. .223 works in 5.56 chambers, 5.56 will not work right in .223 chambers.

As to the reason it jams in 5.56 ARs sometimes, anyones guess. Just like how some AKs won't feed HP right at all, and others do. Fortunately, my AK does. But YRMV.

Posted: 1/13/2006 2:22:36 PM EDT

[#3]

I have polymer Wolf FMJ with and without the red sealant. That's what confuses me.

HighSpeedSteel

Posted: 1/13/2006 5:12:13 PM EDT

[#4]

Personally,I miss the old brown cased 7.62x39,it always worked!

Posted: 1/13/2006 8:34:54 PM EDT

[#5]

The sealant is on early production ammo, but was not added later due to the extra cost without any benifit. Plus, production is being rushed recently. America is using it twice as much as before because the AWB went away (all the less educated shooters thought all "assault rifles" were banned and just became legal, so there was a buying and shooting spree) plus the situation in Iraq increased stress.

Brown laquer? I have steel core Norinco ammo with that brownish laquer, very smooth, plus its NC.

Posted: 1/14/2006 4:32:22 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
The sealant is on early production ammo, but was not added later due to the extra cost without any benifit. Plus, production is being rushed recently. America is using it twice as much as before because the AWB went away (all the less educated shooters thought all "assault rifles" were banned and just became legal, so there was a buying and shooting spree) plus the situation in Iraq increased stress.

Brown laquer? I have steel core Norinco ammo with that brownish laquer, very smooth, plus its NC.

I still have some of the brown laquered East German,Chinese and a couple thousand rounds of Russian.I'd like to find some more!

Posted: 1/14/2006 5:03:20 PM EDT

[#7]

poly wolf is corrosive and the case rust if you leave it wet for 10 mintues. It left green crap on my flash hider then i checked the barrel and it was left there too.

Posted: 1/15/2006 3:15:04 PM EDT

[#8]

Wolf poly is not corrosive, but the polymer does wear off kinda easy thus the case will rust if you get it wet and dont wipe it off.

JOHNO, man, I would love some Russian ammo. Too bad shipping costs are so high, it would be nice to trade.

Posted: 1/15/2006 7:46:20 PM EDT

[#9]

So far I have shot some good PMC sp ammo to site the gun in. (Romy AKM on a Ewbanks rec. It was great as it was.) I've run hp, sp and fmj Wolf through it and sp and hp Barnaul. ProMags and Romanian steel mags.
No failures of any sort!
You have to love a rifle that isn't picky!

Posted: 1/15/2006 8:09:19 PM EDT

[#10]

My Polytech uses Polish polymer, Polish steel, and Chinese mags with no issues. It uses FMJ and HP with no issues. What makes Pro-mags suck? I wanted to try one because they look cool and would be different but the warnings make me leery.

Posted: 1/19/2006 7:44:52 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Personally,I miss the old brown cased 7.62x39,it always worked!

I miss it too, why did they ever have to mess with it?

Posted: 1/19/2006 12:09:59 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Personally,I miss the old brown cased 7.62x39,it always worked!

I miss it too, why did they ever have to mess with it?

Thats a good question,it worked well for years!

Posted: 1/19/2006 1:22:21 PM EDT

[#13]

Wolf rep said that they took it off because people with mini-30 rifles were complaining that it was causing jams.
Goodluck.

Posted: 1/20/2006 12:15:10 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Wolf rep said that they took it off because people with mini-30 rifles were complaining that it was causing jams.
Goodluck.

The whole 5 or so people who actually own a mini-30? Why???

Posted: 1/20/2006 4:51:17 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Wolf rep said that they took it off because people with mini-30 rifles were complaining that it was causing jams.
Goodluck.

The whole 5 or so people who actually own a mini-30? Why???

Were there 5!Thats three more than I would have figured.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Why is the new Wolf 7.62 x 39 FMJ different?

AK-47 » Ammunition

AK Sponsor:

Win a FREE Membership!

Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!

You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.

Warning

Confirm Action

About AR15.COM

Stay Connected

Newsletter

Contact Us