Wolf Ammo (5.56)

RELOAD, RELOAD, RELOAD!! You guys are talking about shooting thousands of rounds....If you have the time, then reload. The equipment start-up cost can be high, but over the course of thousands of rounds, it pays for itself. I reload for my RR AR-15 because 1.) I have the time 2.) It is cheaper 3.) I control the quality of the ammunition running through my rifle....not some communist dingleberry half-juiced on cheap vodka. This is of course my own opinion.
 
Ignore the ammo snobs. There's absolutely nothing wrong with Wolf for casual plinking. It's practically all I feed my FAL, and I've never had a single problem. The only complaint I have is that It's pretty dirty, but that's what cleaning kits are for.
 
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3. The case is steel, Steel case going into steel chamber= Rapid wear

There are many different grades of steel and ammunition components are made of much softer steels that the steel of your rifle for rather obvious reasons. Also, Wolf cases are given a thin coating of lacquer or polymer so that there's no direct steel-to-steel contact with the chamber anyway.

The military did a study on steel jackets in WWII and found that they didn't wear out barrels any faster than copper ones. When you consider the fact that a steel jacket is rubbing against your bore hundreds of feet per second faster than a steel case is rubbing against your chamber, it becomes quite obvious that steel cases are not going to bother your chamber.

The bottom line is that steel ammunition components are not any harder on guns than copper or brass ones. It's an urban legend.
 
I shoot nothing but wolf 7.62x39 out of my AK and love it. It is the cheapest available, but that's all I'm looking for in AK ammo. Don't expect accuracy with wolf ammo. My AK does alright with it, but does much better with different ammo. Almost like clockwork, one out of every three rounds is way off (6-10 inches off at 100). My friends and I joke about every third round, calling it the "wolf flier". I have no experience with wolf ammo outside of AKs, so I can't really recommend it for anything else. However, I do recommend it for AKs for very cheap plinking fun.
 
From my understanding the biggest difference in the .223 and the 5.56, is the case wall thickness. Outside diameter is nearly the same, but inside is not. There fore when you fire the 5.56 in a .223 you have the stuck case.

Here is a few links that may help you.

http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.php?action=search2

Also this is from another reloading forum
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Here is some more for what its worth info .

5.56 mm NATO versus .223 Remington
While the 5.56 mm and .223 cartridges are very similar, they are not identical. Military cases are made from thicker brass than commercial cases, which reduces the powder capacity (an important consideration for handloaders), and the NATO specification allows a higher chamber pressure. The 5.56 mm chambering, known as a NATO or mil-spec chambers, have a longer leade, which is the distance between the mouth of the cartridge and the point at which the rifling engages the bullet. The .223 chambering, known as SAAMI chamber, is allowed to have a shorter leade, and is only required to be proof tested to the lower SAAMI chamber pressure. To address these issues, various proprietary chambers exist, such as the Wylde chamber (Rock River Arms)[1] or the Armalite chamber, which are designed to handle both 5.56 mm and .223 equally well.

Using commercial .223 cartridges in a 5.56-chambered rifle should work reliably, but generally will not be as accurate as when fired from a .223-chambered gun due to the excessive lead.[2] Using 5.56 mil-spec cartridges (such as the M855) in a .223-chambered rifle can lead to excessive wear and stress on the rifle and even be unsafe, and the SAAMI recommends against the practice.[3] Some commercial rifles marked as ".223 Remington" are in fact suited for 5.56 mm, such as many commercial AR-15 variants and the Ruger Mini-14, but the manufacturer should always be consulted to verify that this is acceptable before attempting it, and signs of excessive pressure (such as flattening or gas staining of the primers) should be looked for in the initial testing with 5.56 mm ammunition.[4]
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Good luck
Lonny
 
Solider of Fortune ran an article about 8 year ago, they put 10,00 Wolf .223s through a high end AR15, with not one misfire or jam.


I'd trust'em
 
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7.62x51 is alot different than 7.62x39. Please don't try to use .308 in a mini-14...it would be all bad
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What? You lost me when you quoted me and replied with this.

When did I ever say use a .308 in a Mini-14? And what does a 7.62x51 have to do with a mini-14? Mini-14's shoot .223 or 5.56x45mm.

I was refering to using my Win Whitebox 7.62x39 in a Mini-30 rather than Wolf brand. I was using this as a reference to use American made Ammo in an American made firearm do to slight variances in tolerances, at least in the SKS, AK, and Mini-30.
 
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i had problems with the steel rds. they swelled in my gun and jammed up. i shoot only brass through my dpms ar 15. just my 2 cents
 
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