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Terry · 03-19-2008, 06:58 PM

I had 500+ rounds given to me 40sw. I have never used it before other then 223 in my Bushmaster. I did not realy care for it.
Pro's and con's in my XD40. I'm thinking about tradeing it off for a few boxes of good ammo. ???????

jonny4523 · 03-19-2008, 07:02 PM

Is the powder corrosive? I know we have had a few boxes of wolf before that was. Our ARs eat it up, but I've heard bad results of their pistol ammo. I'd trade it off.

Lazarus · 03-19-2008, 07:03 PM

You didnt like the .223? Thats all I buy. My Stag likes it.

Anyways I never have and never will buy the pistol ammo.

**TMP** · 03-19-2008, 07:05 PM

I used it once in my xd9sc... didn't have any problems with it. Never used it again cuz I save all my brass... just didn't realize when I bought it that it had steel cases.

Terry · 03-19-2008, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazarus

You didnt like the .223? Thats all I buy. My Stag likes it.

Anyways I never have and never will buy the pistol ammo.

My Bushy liked it. I just did not like the red gunk from around the primers. After 1000 rounds it took fore ever cleaning it out with a dental pick and q-tips.
That was 10 to 11 years ago. It is most likely better now.

**KingAirDriver** · 03-19-2008, 07:30 PM

I will never buy Wolf again for my pistols, or for my rifle now after my pistol experience.

I picked up a box of 50 in .40 S&W for my Beretta 96. I ran about 25-30 rounds through and then I had a FTE. This gun had 100% up until then, with zero failures ever. Well, the casing was stuck in the barrel so hard that I had to disassemble the gun and take it to the guys up front. I don't know how they got it out. Anyway, I put the gun back together and fired another one, same thing. This time I started looking the gun over and found that the first casing broke the extractor off because it was stuck in the barrel.

After this experience, I found out that Wolf puts some kind of lacquer on their ammo (???) to waterproof them, and when heated up it can get really sticky. So, I had to order a new extractor, yada yada yada, not a huge ordeal, but I'm not gonna shoot it through my stuff anymore.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong about the coating on the ammo, but that's what I heard and it kinda makes sense.

BTW, I still have the other half of that box of 50, and it's been a couple of years...it's a good door stop, LOL.

chupacabrachus · 03-19-2008, 07:43 PM

It's dirty and generally speaking less accurate (in my experience) than other store-bought brands. It will not blow your gun up, break the extractor, melt your slide shut, burn your hands off, etc.

orrminator · 03-19-2008, 08:12 PM

I've used both the pistol and the rifle ammo in my XD's M&P's and Stags, even my M1 Carbine. The recent stuff (the last three years or so) they have used a polymer coating to seal the ammo but did not have the same issues as their older green cased lacquer stuff. That being said, I shot a ton of the green rounds as well and never had an FTF or FTE.

cucamelsmd15 · 03-19-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chupacabrachus

It's dirty

Man, I think that qualifies for understatement of the year

Ive shot 200 rounds of it through my first XD (9mm), and that was years ago. I wont shoot it anymore because its so damn dirty (and this coming from someone who rarely cleans any of their XD's).

Catholic Damage · 03-19-2008, 08:19 PM

my HS doesnt like Wolf

03-19-2008, 06:58 PM	#1
Terry XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NorthPole, Alaska Posts: 569	Wolf Ammo ? I had 500+ rounds given to me 40sw. I have never used it before other then 223 in my Bushmaster. I did not realy care for it. Pro's and con's in my XD40. I'm thinking about tradeing it off for a few boxes of good ammo. ??????? __________________ Be safe and always watch your back trail

03-19-2008, 07:02 PM	#2
jonny4523 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,134	Is the powder corrosive? I know we have had a few boxes of wolf before that was. Our ARs eat it up, but I've heard bad results of their pistol ammo. I'd trade it off. __________________ -XD40 Service (Feb 2002) Springer Precision Carry Trigger -XD9 Tactical (June 2007) Springer Competition Trigger, USPSA Production -Remington 870 Mag, 12g, my hunting companion -Thompson/Center Triumph (June 2007) -Ruger Mark II (Oct 2004) Gvt Comp Model -AR build (Sept 07 - May 08 ) Mostly RR -Benelli M2 New bird gun NRA, USPSA #TY60062 -If guns kill people, then spoons made Rosie O'Donnel fat! -When seconds count, the police are only minutes away

03-19-2008, 07:03 PM	#3
Lazarus XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,027	You didnt like the .223? Thats all I buy. My Stag likes it. Anyways I never have and never will buy the pistol ammo. __________________ You never know what you'll miss until its gone.

03-19-2008, 07:05 PM	#4
TMP XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,303	I used it once in my xd9sc... didn't have any problems with it. Never used it again cuz I save all my brass... just didn't realize when I bought it that it had steel cases. __________________ ______________________ RRA Elite Comp XD45 Tactical XD9 subcompact Wilson Border Patrol 870 Ruger 10/22 "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." -- Jefferson`s "Commonplace Book," 1774-1776

03-19-2008, 07:30 PM	#6
KingAirDriver XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: FL230 and KS Posts: 1,446	I will never buy Wolf again for my pistols, or for my rifle now after my pistol experience. I picked up a box of 50 in .40 S&W for my Beretta 96. I ran about 25-30 rounds through and then I had a FTE. This gun had 100% up until then, with zero failures ever. Well, the casing was stuck in the barrel so hard that I had to disassemble the gun and take it to the guys up front. I don't know how they got it out. Anyway, I put the gun back together and fired another one, same thing. This time I started looking the gun over and found that the first casing broke the extractor off because it was stuck in the barrel. After this experience, I found out that Wolf puts some kind of lacquer on their ammo (???) to waterproof them, and when heated up it can get really sticky. So, I had to order a new extractor, yada yada yada, not a huge ordeal, but I'm not gonna shoot it through my stuff anymore. Someone correct me if I'm wrong about the coating on the ammo, but that's what I heard and it kinda makes sense. BTW, I still have the other half of that box of 50, and it's been a couple of years...it's a good door stop, LOL. __________________ "When life's on the line, we're in the air." Freight Dogs - Order of the Sleepless Knights.

03-19-2008, 07:43 PM	#7
chupacabrachus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,430	It's dirty and generally speaking less accurate (in my experience) than other store-bought brands. It will not blow your gun up, break the extractor, melt your slide shut, burn your hands off, etc.

03-19-2008, 08:12 PM	#8
orrminator XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gresham, Oregon Posts: 822	I've used both the pistol and the rifle ammo in my XD's M&P's and Stags, even my M1 Carbine. The recent stuff (the last three years or so) they have used a polymer coating to seal the ammo but did not have the same issues as their older green cased lacquer stuff. That being said, I shot a ton of the green rounds as well and never had an FTF or FTE. __________________ ************************ Chris If it ain't broke....gimme a minute. ************************

03-19-2008, 08:19 PM	#10
Catholic Damage XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In a van, down by the river. Posts: 435	my HS doesnt like Wolf __________________ HS2000 9mm Pretty Blue-Metallic Slide Remington 870 Express w/ Modified Barrel Blasting Clay, Bird, or whatever else gets in its way. Stevens .22LR 13 rd. Tube Fed Little Furry Animal's worst nightmare Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine 7.62x54 Killing Deer, Hog, and Nazi's Since 1891

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