WTF is up with Wolf Ammo? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

ActionAl · 07-14-2007, 09:28 PM

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.

mrtoadzwildride · 07-14-2007, 09:38 PM

How old is your gun? If it is BRAND new it may just need a few slap bang rack bangs to get it going well

I did have a magazine that gave me fits in the beginning but, it was every round from that mag.

ActionAl · 07-14-2007, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrtoadzwildride

How old is your gun? If it is BRAND new it may just need a few slap bang rack bangs to get it going well

I did have a magazine that gave me fits in the beginning but, it was every round from that mag.

My XD45 ACP TAC is about 6 months old and has about 1,000 rounds through it now. I was using 6 mags in rotation and it seemed that they all suffered from the problem.

O.C. 4 U · 07-15-2007, 03:46 AM

I dunno. I've only had a couple of problems with wolf ammo and it was the older green laquer cases. The new gray ploymer cases seem to work great in mine. I'd still be shooting it now if I hadn't started reloading.
Sorryabout your bad experence..

mrtoadzwildride · 07-15-2007, 08:07 AM

I have heard guys talk about cheap primer sealant that comes off of wolf and Blazer but I have yet to see it.

**beardman2** · 07-15-2007, 10:30 AM

some guns just don't like certain ammo. There is no easy answer. Is there something about the batch of ammo you had? or the batch your firearm was built in? who knows.

Prometheus · 07-15-2007, 01:00 PM

I've put a couple hundred rounds of wolf 9mm thru my XD's to see if tehy would handle them. So far they have. Accuracy was the usual piss poor compared to winchester, remington and especially fiocchi, but they all functioned.

Exact opposit with my 2 USP 45's, nearly one out of 2 rounds wouldn't chamber. It was awful. Today I use wolf only in AK's, SKS' and Uzi's. Between the poor accuracy and potential for damage in most firearms it makes no sense for me to save a penny or two a round on that junk.

Tareeka Babooga · 07-15-2007, 06:38 PM

Wolf ammo is blasting\plinking ammo. You don't want to adjust your sights based on Wolf Ammo.

Just take it for what it is, cheap ammo. After you finish struggling with Wolf ammo, you should fire a couple\few mags of PD\good ammo just to "reset your zero", before using your firearm for defense.

Wolf is cheap blasting ammo, but don't count on it for much more than that.

Myk9noseknows · 07-15-2007, 09:38 PM

It's always gone boom in my polymer pistols. Some complain that if it's really hot the sealant becomes sticky and messes up the internals for feeding and firing. It's hot here in TX and I've yet to see it happen in a polymer.
I bought 2K round of it a few years back and am just about to polish it all off without any issues

jeepinbanditrider · 07-15-2007, 09:43 PM

Kinda off topic but I noticed on Midway USA today that WOLF now has primers out on the market for reloading.
http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...dsReturned2=20

07-14-2007, 09:28 PM	#1
ActionAl XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Waterford, WI Posts: 240	WTF is up with Wolf Ammo? 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. __________________ XD-9 Service Bi-Tone: TFO's, Mag release, MagWell, SS-GR and "Springerized" XD 45ACP TAC Bi-Tone: Dawson FO's, Mag release, MagWell, Bar-Sto Barrel, SS-GR, X grip and "Springerized" Baretta A391 Xtrema2 Aqua KO with FO sights for blasting clays Remington 870 XCS: Knoxx Special Ops adjustable stock and other tactical gear

07-15-2007, 03:46 AM	#4
O.C. 4 U XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: BFE, pa Posts: 1,782	I dunno. I've only had a couple of problems with wolf ammo and it was the older green laquer cases. The new gray ploymer cases seem to work great in mine. I'd still be shooting it now if I hadn't started reloading. Sorryabout your bad experence.. __________________ Few had nightmares from their duties, and none would ever fall victim to delayed-stress syndrome, because they deemed themselves to be predators, not prey, and lions know no such feelings.--Tom Clancy

07-15-2007, 10:30 AM	#6
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,955	some guns just don't like certain ammo. There is no easy answer. Is there something about the batch of ammo you had? or the batch your firearm was built in? who knows. __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

07-15-2007, 01:00 PM	#7
Prometheus XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,093	I've put a couple hundred rounds of wolf 9mm thru my XD's to see if tehy would handle them. So far they have. Accuracy was the usual piss poor compared to winchester, remington and especially fiocchi, but they all functioned. Exact opposit with my 2 USP 45's, nearly one out of 2 rounds wouldn't chamber. It was awful. Today I use wolf only in AK's, SKS' and Uzi's. Between the poor accuracy and potential for damage in most firearms it makes no sense for me to save a penny or two a round on that junk. __________________ "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." - John Quincy Adams, 6th President of The United States of America The nra EXPOSED

07-15-2007, 06:38 PM	#8
Tareeka Babooga XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: TN, USA Posts: 38	Wolf ammo is blasting\plinking ammo. You don't want to adjust your sights based on Wolf Ammo. Just take it for what it is, cheap ammo. After you finish struggling with Wolf ammo, you should fire a couple\few mags of PD\good ammo just to "reset your zero", before using your firearm for defense. Wolf is cheap blasting ammo, but don't count on it for much more than that. __________________ When in doubt, whup it out.

07-14-2007, 09:38 PM	#2
mrtoadzwildride XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 44	How old is your gun? If it is BRAND new it may just need a few slap bang rack bangs to get it going well I did have a magazine that gave me fits in the beginning but, it was every round from that mag.

07-15-2007, 08:07 AM	#5
mrtoadzwildride XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 44	I have heard guys talk about cheap primer sealant that comes off of wolf and Blazer but I have yet to see it.

07-15-2007, 09:38 PM	#9
Myk9noseknows XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,985	It's always gone boom in my polymer pistols. Some complain that if it's really hot the sealant becomes sticky and messes up the internals for feeding and firing. It's hot here in TX and I've yet to see it happen in a polymer. I bought 2K round of it a few years back and am just about to polish it all off without any issues __________________ "When people need help, they call the Police. When Police need help, they call K-9"

07-15-2007, 09:43 PM	#10
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,855	Kinda off topic but I noticed on Midway USA today that WOLF now has primers out on the market for reloading. http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...dsReturned2=20 __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode