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184SFS · Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Florida

I'm really thinking hard about this....I have often over looked wolf ammunition but I am now looking & seeing the price & supply as a big plus for it. I've thought about buying some & building up my supply for a "just in case" need! What are your thoughts on them, I don't want guesses.....I want the NO BS TRUTH. Here's what I'll run the ammo in if the case I need it:

SOCOM 16, M1A, AR15, 1911A1, GLOCK 17

Here's what I'm looking at:
55gr .223 FMJ
62gr .223 FMJ
62gr .223 Hollowpoints
150gr .308 FMJ
230gr 45ACP FMJ
115gr 9MM FMJ
150gr .308 SP

Thoughts???
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tylerw02 · Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 2651

In Glocks and AKs its ok.

On ARs some like it, some don't.

I don't have enough experience with an M1A style rifle to tell you one way or the other.

Keep it out of 1911s.
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184SFS · Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Florida

whbonney26 · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject:

I like the rifle ammo but have had some issues with the pistol ammo. Mainly in my 1911s. My Glocks will shoot anything. My Springfield Ultra Compact did not like Wolf ammo. It would jam up often.
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FluffyTheCat · Self-proclaimed genius Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 1798

In World War 2, US Army Ordance experimented with steel .45 ACP cases. The result was broken extractors in the 1911.

So if you want to shoot steel cased Wolf .45 ACP ammo, don't use a 1911.

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RayaK9 · Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 577 Location: IL

No problems with the .308. Some of it is surprisingly accurate, even at distance!
My RRA chambers the .223 with zero issues as well.
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chevypickle23 · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject:

Shoot it in everything you own. The money you save shooting wolf ammo if you don't reload will be leaps and bounds more than it will cost to replace a extractor every 5K plus rounds.

The only real issue with wolf used to be the coating they used on the cases. It would gunk up your gun and would get so sticky you could get cases stuck. They don't use that coating anymore and it shoots fine.

I have shot wolf in my 1911's, glock, usp, Colt AR, bushmaster AR, ak, m1a with no issues.

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ekaphoto · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:51 pm Post subject:

The problems/draw backs of wolf ammo is that it is steel cases and have laquer on them to prevent rusting. when firing a lot of rounds the laquer can melt into the chamber causing jams. Because of steel cases your extracter can break insted of the case. Now my understanding is that wolf has gotten away from the laquer and the ammo is better than it used to be. Thehy may even make some brass cases as well.
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tylerw02 · Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 2651

The problem with Wolf in ARs is that its underpowered and can create problems in under-gassed guns. A quality AR15 should handle it with no worries.
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Brian77223 · Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 7 Location: Southern California

I've only had the problem mentioned above about the lacquer getting gunked up in a hot chamber and causing fired rounds to stick. This has happened about 15 times for me out of about 1000 rounds. When it happens, I clear the magazine and pop it out with a cleaning rod. I haven't used the new polymer coated cases. The accuracy in the .223 55gr FMJ isn't really target worthy, I usually get 2-2.5 MOA out of my stock Howa 1500, while with black hills I get closer to 1 MOA.
I've never had a fail to fire or hang fire.
Some complain that it is really dirty, but I dont find it that bad.

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Ddvant01 · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject:

I've had problems with their .308 rounds in my savage before, not exactly sure what was wrong, I cycled brass through it and it worked fine, but when I stuck a WOLF round in it the thing didnt want to cycle as smoothly. AR's they were fine, but I could tell a difference in the performance, but AKs they work just fine.

vegplot · Joined: 04 Feb 2009 Posts: 78 Location: North West Wales

They're fine in the Steyr AUG and AR-15 straight pulls but can't vouch for their cyclability for semi-automatics. Good quality and cheap ammunition.
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Gunnutz13 · Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: My 2 cents...

Boy...you sure did open a can of worms here...!!

WOLF Ammo...people either love it...or really hate it !!

Good new is that WOLF no longer coats their soft steel cased ammo with the green laquer...they now coat it with a grey color polymer that does not melt into the firearm action.

(More good news...WOLF now has a GOLD (brass) line of ammo)

http://www.wolfammo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=75&Itemid=117

I have used the 7mmRemMag in my Remington Model 700BDL and it is quite accurate.

I shoot WOLF ( Black Box {BB} & Military Classic {MC} ) in my AKMS, AR15, SKS, Thompson 1927a1, Auto Ordnance PKZSE 45, Walther P38, EG Makarov, etc...without failure to feed...failure to extract...and without a broken extractor...for years now.

Availability...Price...and it goes boom when I shoot it !

I say try a few boxes...you may just like it.
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