Wolf .223 ammo is this a good cartridge??

It shoots fine, for target shooting. I have seen pictures from tests done on Wolf's 7.62 bullets that were recovered from a 55 gallon drum full of water. The FMJ showed no deforming, The Hollow point, some were bent a little. I doubt if the Russians have used any different bullet technology on the 223. In my opinion they would make a very poor choice for a game load. A lot of people report dissatisfaction because of the lacquer coating, it melts and gums up a hot AR-15 and some of those reporting the steel cases getting stuck in their bolt guns. I have never had this problem, of course I'm shooting it through an AK-47, which the ammo was designed to function through. If your looking for something less expensive to shoot try the Winchester 45 Gr. HP's they are about $11.00 for a box of 40 rounds at Wal-Mart I've had good luck with them and so have a lot of others reporting.
 
Depends on what you are doing. If you are just spraying a clip through an AR15 for fun then they will probably be fine. If you want accurate long range loads cheap, then check out the Ultramax. I shoot them in the 55gr balistic tips and the box of 50 is around $20. They group awesome in my gun.
 
I have fired about 800 rounds of wolf through my AR15, and have had 1 fte. I use the 62gr load. I have fired them over the chronograph and they were very consistent. For what they are, they shoot good groups of about 1" @ 100 yards. I can't reload as cheap as I can buy the wolf stuff for.
I am also pretty anal on how clean my AR stays..comes from being in the Marines.
From reading on other message boards, it seems like about 50-50 on who loves/hates the stuff. Try a box or 2 before buying a case of it.

MS
 
Wolf ammo has a steel case with a green lacquer coating to aid feeding and case protection. The lacquer can "melt" from the heat in the chamber causing sticking and feeding problems. Further, I saw some empty Wolf cases at the range with more than a few cases with split necks on them. Needless to say, not in my bolt rifles, much less my AR-15. YMMV MI VHNTR
 
DO NOT use wolf in a NEF It will leave that laquer in the chamber and shells will stick ,I wont use wolf in any thing but my sks . There are local ranges that have banned the use . It also burns very dirty , The exception is the 22 rimfire it has a pretty go reputation
 
Good advice here! They are not hunting loads. Black Hills would be my vote too. Great accuracy for a good price. The Win's are not bad either if you rifle shoots them well.
 
How hot is a 'hot chamber'.
I have unloaded a full 30 round mag as fast as I could, then loaded a fresh mag, but just let a round sit in the chamber for 5 min just to see if the laquer would melt. I pulled the case out to see what it looked like. There were NO signs of melting, and no other anomalies either.

I guess it just depends on what you want to do with the ammo, and in what quantity you want to buy it in.

The argument over Wolf ammo is like the arguments over Ford vs. Chevy...they never end /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Moneyshot, I have not shot any of the Wolf ammo, but one thing that may make a difference as to whether the laquer sticks or not could be the chamber itself. Sporting firearms tend to have tighter (or "minimum") chamber dimensions for better accuracy potential and case life. Military guns many times have loose (or "maximum") chamber dimensions to assure proper functioning). I could see how just a few rounds could cause one to stick in a sporting rifle, but the same ammo will fire clip after clip in a semi-auto military rifle with no problems.

Just a thought.
 
I just bought a new Olympic AR. The owners manual states in HUGE letters that the use of WOLF and similar voids the warranty (because of the laquer buildup). AR15.com's forum has a lot of threads on the subject. It seems that the laquer has caused problems for a lot of people.
 
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