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eat more fruit
Location: Seattle
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How well do AR's shoot WOLF?
In the future I will likely purchase a rifle and of course I'm looking at the two of the most popular platforms, the AK and the AR.
I am aware there are many things to consider when making a decision between the two platforms such as ergonomics, recoil, etc However, one of the things I want to get some information on is whether or not AR's can shoot WOLF ammo reliably. I figure the more inexpensive ammo is, the more I will train and shoot. I know most AK's have no problem with the cheap WOLF ammo. I think I remember hearing Bushmasters do well with WOLF but if anyone has any firsthand information in terms of what ammo works well in their AR that would be helpful. Also, I am not particularly looking for super accuracy for match shooting or anything, I just want to know if the AR's can function reliably with WOLF given their steel casings and polymer coating.
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Future Bureaucrat
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Some guy on Arf.com posted pictures of his AR after 15,000 rds of wolf. No reliability stats were posted with it.
That said, here's what I hear and saw about wolf. At the last 3 day course, the two people who ran wolf consistently had problems. 1 guy with wolf kept on having all sorts of malfunctions, and the other experienced a ton of stuck casings after ~600 rds. You're paying about $0.10 more per round, which figures to about $100 when you buy ammo by the thousand. I'd rather shoot brass and avoid known ammo problems. Plan9 shoots ton of steel cased/brass coated Golden Bear and never has a problem, so, YMMV. |
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#4 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: I'm up they see me I'm down.
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Save the wolf for your eastern-bloc weapons.
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#5 (permalink) |
Lover - Protector - Teacher
Location: Seattle, WA
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I don't shoot WOLF in my AR just because I'm kind of an ammo snob and I don't clean it as often as I should. AK, though? I'll put the dirtiest ammo I can find into it..
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#6 (permalink) |
Junkie
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In my experience, it depends on the gun. Some ARs like Wolf ok, others can't stand it. The majority of the problems stem from the lacquer Wolf used to use on their casings: it heats up, liquifies, and then tends to glue up the gun. It can also ignite once your chamber gets hot: not dangerous, but very smoky and smelly. Newer Wolf ammo uses a different compound, and this seems to have largely fixed the problem. Barnaul (Brown Bear, Silver BEar, Golden Bear) works great.
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As with all good advice, let me preface this with my level of knowledge and experience: I'm an idiot and don't know much.
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Too bad my dumbass didn't realize it was Region II until I got back to the house. Last edited by Plan9; 06-10-2010 at 11:45 AM.. |
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#8 (permalink) |
I'm calmer than you are, dude
Location: North Carolina
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For some reason, they just wont run in my M4. I think it has something to do with the (zinc?) cases. They don't slide smoothly off of the round beneath them when being chambered and tend to hang up and fail to feed every three rounds or so.
I've never had a problem with them in an AK, though.
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#9 (permalink) |
Crazy
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It really depends on how it's built or how you build it (my preference) and how well you maintain it. Mine will shoot anything out of it reliably, it just matters how well you maintain your gun to keep all the gunk out of it.
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#10 (permalink) |
The sky calls to us ...
Super Moderator
Location: CT
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I once received a wise, succinct piece of advice from someone who has been shooting guns for longer than I have been alive and built several AR platform rifles in that time.
If your AR can't shoot Wolf, it's broken. Last edited by MSD; 07-27-2010 at 11:29 AM.. |
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Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator.
Location: Windiwana
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i use wolf to sight in my ruger :\
i'm cheap.
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#13 (permalink) |
Upright
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There was a good writeup at the Box o' Truth. The Box O' Truth - Educational Zone #18 - Shooting Wolf steel-cased Ammo in an AR15
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