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.223 wolf ammo

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I use the cheap stuff from Wal*Mart.


I take off all optics (ACOG, Aimpoint etc) ..the throw lever mounts come in handy.


It doesn't take much if you use the cans that actually have some pressure and volume to the spray. I blast out the inside of the upper receiver. And then focus on the barrel extension area. 3-4 blasts pretty much gets everything out of a very filthy rifle. The next area I do that to is the carrier. Cleans it all out including the firing pin recess. I also hit the bolt a few times and it cleans it out.


Note, that brake cleaner also wipes out all the oil and you will get flash rust if you don't re-oil the parts very well.

You have to get oil back in every single crevice, because the brake cleaner goes in every crevice and cleans out the filth and the oil leaving the metal bare except for whatever finish is on it. I recommend oils that spray on. Rem oil, CLP ..something you can spray in there and will go everywhere.


I do not have any kind of paint job on my ARs. Only a hogue grip. Brake cleaner has never damaged my handguards (Colt and Bushmaster) nor damaged any plastics like grips.


If you have any paint, it will damage the paint or might even take it off. Might damage optics - so remove those.

The rifle is good to go. Receivers are aluminum and they are anodized. Steel parts are parkerized. No harm will come to them.

I don't use the spray anywhere on the lower. Not necessary. Wipe down the trigger area a little and lube it. The buffer and spring wipe them down. Buffer tube you can run a cloth in there. It doesn't get too dirty. Not a critical area.


I primarly use it to hose out the inside of the upper, the barrel extension area, the bolt and carrier and sometimes charging handle. I could sit there with 10 cloths and 90 minutes and not get any of these parts as clean as I can with 10 seconds and 4-5 bursts of brake cleaner.

Just remember, you're removing the oil that protects the metal surface from rust in many little areas. So like I said, use a spray oil.

Total process is quick. Any stubborn carbon - hit it up with a brush. Not a bad idea to brush the bolt face and lugs a little, and give an inspection of the inside of the bolt carrier - should be shiny chrome.
 
Well I have shoot a little over 6000 rounds of wolf Teflon coated in each of 2 Bushmaster 16 heavy barrel with only 2 failures to feed and that was cuz I had just put 600 rounds through one of them with out even a wipe down. It was around 500 to 550 of very rapid multi target shots. It is a bit dirty compared to sum. I did not like the lacquered cases they made a long time ago but it was good for long term storage.

The trick I found is it needs to be Chrome lined bore, a 5.56-barrel not .223 (which is a slightly tighter chamber) but don’t take my word here is Bushmaster answer to the question from their web pages.

http://www.bushmaster.com/documentation/AmmoAdvisory.pdf

Have a great day

Remember:
Plan for the worst, Hope for the best and if you land on your feet running life is good!!!
 
DTOM,

Thanks for that. I may get a can for use sometime. My current method is to spend 15 minutes getting it acceptably clean. I know full well it is not perfect, but I get it darn near close, IMO. (I use Q-Tips to get to a lot of difficult places, but that is a bit tedious).

Thanks for the heads up about needing to use a spray oil. I have a few cans of those already, quite quick and effective. I wish CLP came in a spray sometimes.
 
I hate it.

Pros:
Its cheap.

Cons:
Its underpowered, if you have an H or H2 buffer it may not cycle.

Its dirty. If you put 200 rounds of wolf through your rifle, its gonna be as dirty as 1000+ rounds of Federal or Winchester.

It stinks. Smells worse than my boots after being on my feet for 32 hours. Might not be a big deal to you, but I stand on the wrong side of my rifle.

Its the only factory ammo that I know of that will void some manufacturers' warranties.
 
Thanks for the input im just going to run a box and see. I won't stock pile it but it might work for the range.
 
It gets residue on everything, including but not limited to your magazine, optics, your face etc. Also, it smells like russia. Someone posted once that he puts a can infront of the barrel when he shoots to collect the unburnt powder that comes out so he can reload it. It was an exageration, but you get the idea.
 
I use it as a last resort ammo...

I get a lot of hard primers and blown primers too... I try not to buy it or use it if I can.

Just the other day, ran 40 rounds through my SKS and had one bad/hard primer.
 
I've put quite a few rounds through my AR and other than a slight residue on the inside of the flash suppresor, there was nothing on my rifle, my hands or my face.
 
It is dirty, smelly, and underpowered. It is not as accurate as better quality ammo.

However, it is cheaper than brass and perfectly good for plinking and blasting. Since I have access to reloaded ammo now, the cost is less of an issue, but I still shoot it in my 223 AK.

My Armalite never had a problem, but since it was underpowered, the ejection of the brass was unpredictable. Some rounds looked like they barely make it out of the gun, some fly pretty far. I do notice that the steel case leaves more dirt in the chamber and does make the rifle dirtier. It does work for me though.

As far as cost, I bought a spare bolt w/extractor for less than the cost difference between steel and brass and that was a few years ago when brass was cheaper.
 
use the search funcion it is very helful for questions like this.

i have used approx 2000rds of wolf in my first ar, and plan to buy more for the ar that i own now upon my return to the states. i have had no issues and will continue to use it.
 
I've got 1500 rounds of Wolf black box purchased 2 years ago (lacquer coated I guess.) And I have shot a fair amount through my Mini-14 with no problems. However I'm building a Stag AR, and I have yet to see how it works with that. I'm crossing my fingers.
 
I've never understood why people would feed their rifles that garbage. It's terrible. If you can't afford decent ammo, get a 2nd job.
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Ammo snobs say the funniest things. Of course, by "garbage" you mean any ammo that isn't custom hand made on virgin components, metallurgically checked for consistency in manufacture, measured, weighed, balanced, and assembled by a highly trained and skilled team of ammunition trolls, then verified via a 99% sample process by a QC Nazi, right?
 
personally i have yet to find "melted polymer" in the chamber of my ar's lots of carbon and filth because the steel doesn't seal as nicely as brass. i think there are a lot of myths and urban legends floating around about wolf.

check here for more about why brass after steel is a bad idea
http://theboxotruth.com/docs/edu18.htm
 
I bought some when it was really cheap. It was as accurate as UMC for me, but now that I handload it isnt even close. Im not sure if it is the only reason the bronze extractor wore out on my 12fv but Im sure it didnt help much either. Always went bang, it was fairly dirty ammo though.

I think I still have a couple hundred rounds of it in 55fmj. (bought when it was $3/20). Ill probably give it away at the range next time I remember to bring it, or trade someone for their spent brass.
 
I just shot a hundred rounds or so of Wolf followed by 10 rounds of brass cased .223 and had no problems. Of course, I keep my AR very clean.
 
I have never had a single problem with it.

It is not as accurate as my handloads, or Radway Green, or Lake City... but close enough for practice ammo.


5.56 chamber and chrome lined, if that matters.
 
Wolf Ammo

I've used it for a couple of years in my colt and bushmaster. I've had no problems with it so far. I've even used it in a couple of military high power matches and did pretty good with it. I will say that the current poly coated stuff runs pretty smooth and I was surprized on the lesser amount of fouling.
I've had zero problems with extractor wear and the chamber so nothing other then normal wear. I've had problems with the 45 ammo feeding and that seems to be gun specific and a little hot some times.:D
 
I used to be a wolf fan, until I got into what seemed to be a dirty batch. After around 100 rounds my mini 14, the magazines I used, the scope on my mini, even my hands smelled like Russia. I detail stripped the rifle and spent about 3 hours cleaning it, only to find that it still smells.
 
What is this "smelled like Russia" stuff? Does it literally smell like Russia? Have those who have written that the ammo smells like Russia ever traveled to Russia and sniffed the breeze?
 
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