dukefan70
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Anybody have any problems w/ Wolf .223 FMJ steel cased? It would be going through a Bushmaster AR.
Exactly. Steel will not fireform to your chamber like the softer brass, thereby letting all those hot dirty cumbustion gases into the chamber. Leaving carbon in mass quantities.Shots quite good. There is no "coating" coming off. The steel case does not seal as well as brass cased ammo, therefore you get carbon build up in the chamber that can lead to FTE's. Clean the chamber, and continue.
I am glad the lacquer fallacy is fading. Nothing wrong with steel cased ammo it's just dirty. Another point worth mentioning is if you intend to shoot brass cased ammo and steel in the same outing without cleaning shoot the brass first. A dirty chamber with soft porous brass is a quick way to get a stuck case. My preference is for Brown Bear or Barnaul, same thing. As cheap or cheaper than Wolf and has been very consistent for me. I also prefer the 62 grain HP's over the FMJ.Exactly. Steel will not fireform to your chamber like the softer brass, thereby letting all those hot dirty cumbustion gases into the chamber. Leaving carbon in mass quantities.
This being said, I prefer the Wolf 62gr above anything else. I get superb accuracy from my 1:8 16" stainless fluted bull bbl. Last time was 3/8 MOA@100 yards.
Word has it they no longer use lacquer.Unless this ammo is now being made unlacquered.
rangerruck said:Unless this ammo is now being made unlacquered.