Bad range trip with Wolf.

[Cesiumsponge]

I use Wolf in 12ga buckshot and 1oz rifled slugs extensively. When you buy them in bulk in the cardboard box, the label stated to be manufactured in Germany by Lapua...another Wolf "exception to the rule" as I've never had trouble running them through semi or pump shotguns. I've tried a few boxes of .223 Wolf through my Bushmaster and had no issues at all with it but I usually shoot Black Hills stuff as it's readily available. Out of curiosity, I just took an Etalon micrometer to some extra Wolf rounds and they were all within -/+ .0005" OD. Maybe it varies by ammo lots but the rounds I measured turned out to be perfectly acceptable. If Wolf uses swaging to form bullets and shells, its hard to imagine their diameters varying much at all unless there are bad dies in the manufacturing line throwing out incorrectly sized ammo or no one checks them for wear.

Contrary to some experiences here, I've had relatively good luck with Wolf. I've had more problems with Winchester's "white box" with FTF in my 1911 and shooting dirtier so I avoid WWB when I can get Blaser and Blaser Brass at similar or lower prices which I've enjoyed as plinking ammo.

Some of you firearm owners are a curious bunch with snobby attitudes about ammo and how you're "better than Wolf". Maybe we should only shoot match ammo. Why don't we all start being snobby about guns and saying people should only shoot Les Baers and Accuracy Internationals and avoid "those commie foreign guns" or "abused milsurps"? It's one thing to discredit using something based on technical merit (loose tolerances, lacquer buildup, etc), but making sweeping statements to make yourself seem L337 is silly. If it works in your firearm, then its doing what it should. Some guns are picky about what they eat so experiment and find what it likes. Wolf is considered a lower-end ammo, so don't expect it to have match-grade results.

 

[revolverman357]

Have not ever used wolf, never will. Not even in a gun I don't like.

 

[iamhistory]

Happen mostly on the last round, does it?

No, almost never happens on the last round. If I attempt to fire a full mag I can get about two rounds down range and jam, three rounds and jam............mostly it's about two rounds and then jam. So far, I have yet to fire four consecutive rounds without a FTE.

I cleaned and inspected the handgun and tried it again. Same results. I shot Blazer aluminum and some other brands just to test and they shot fine. As fast or slow as I wanted without a hiccup, as usual. As I mentioned in my original post; the only two brands of ammo to fail in my 1911 are Wolf (which I really enjoy buying and shooting) and now Blazer Brass. The Wolf would FTE and stovepipe a lot......and you know about the Blz Brs.

A 230-grain bullet at 650 fps will cycle the slide unless your recoil spring is ridiculously strong.

My spring is a SA factory spring, probably at 22lbs. I have two new ones to try this week at the shop.....a 20lb and an 18lb both from Springco. We expect the 20 to work.

Other than a light load......I don't really know what to make of this. Any suggestions Tuner? Also, how does the advice of the two smiths I spoke with sound? It sounded logical to me and they are reputable guys. But, I'm no gunsmith.

 

[22HM77]

I don't have any experience with Wolf other than using it in a Yugo SKS. It fired fine but didn't extract, and the case became really jammed in the chamber; it took a lot of force to eject the case (ended up smacking the charging handle with a sledge hammer). However, it could very well have been not due to the quality of the ammo, but how well the SKS had been cleaned.

After I get the rifle cleaned up more I'll try running some more Wolf through it and see what happens; hopefully it will work because the Wolf price is right.