WTF is up with Wolf Ammo?

[chupacabrachus]

Turns out there are quite a few issues with pierced primers with the newer "Military Classic" x39 ammo causing in "bent firing pins in yugo m59/66's". Looks like most of the issues from what I'm reading are from problems with primers either being pierced and/or coming unseated (bad). If anyone cares to further investigate this: http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=26693.0

[WTA_Delta]

Originally Posted by ActionAl

I just spent 3 hours with fellow XD shooters at the Southeast Wisconsin area Range Day (a total blast, but..) and I'm frustrated with the Wolf ammo I was using. I'd say that almost 10% of the 300 rounds of Wolf ammo I used would fail to camber, nose down on the ramp. It also seemed tight in the magazine while loading. WTF? The WWB and S&B worked just fine. This Wolf stuff is just crap. Stainless magazines and steel casings don't get along? Are these bullets too long for the mags? I have the 13 round 45ACP factory mags. I reduced the failures by beating the crap out of the mags on a hard surface to jog the bullets to the back. Normally I just slap my mags in my hand and this is enough. I NEVER had this problem with the S&B and WWB.

I had the same incredibly frustrating experience with feeding Wolf .45 AUTO through my XD.

It isn't the magazine, its the ammo. Cleaning the round, taking a rag or old shirt and just wipe off the coating that Wolf applies, and either put your own lubricant solved my problems.

Since then I've used Blazer Brass, not only is it cheaper, and shoots cleaner, you can also reload the brass. This is what load I typically use for plinking and practicing.

Other calibers of Wolf, .223 and 7.62X39 seem to work just fine. Although if you have a new lower on an AR15 that needs to be broken in some of the Wolf we shot was little underpowered. Wasn't able to cycle, had to manually seed in a round into the chamber at times, till it was broken in.

[ichy_trigger]

Originally Posted by chupacabrachus

Turns out there are quite a few issues with pierced primers with the newer "Military Classic" x39 ammo causing in "bent firing pins in yugo m59/66's". Looks like most of the issues from what I'm reading are from problems with primers either being pierced and/or coming unseated (bad). If anyone cares to further investigate this: http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=26693.0

Thats normaly associated with HOT loads.

[MikeS.]

I'm not going to touch Wolf when I can but Blazer Brass for 1.50ish a box less. Wolf is no longer "cheap" ammo.

[chupacabrachus]

Originally Posted by MikeS.

I'm not going to touch Wolf when I can but Blazer Brass for 1.50ish a box less. Wolf is no longer "cheap" ammo.

Wolf has never touched any of my handguns 1: because no one sells it locally 2: It isn't much of a price difference than Blazer or WWB 3: not reloadable 4: extra dirty

My rifles, are a different story.