My Entry Into The Famous Black Rifle World

[minutemen1776]

buy up a few cases of Wolf .223

bkb0000, why recommend all the pricey and probably unnecessary upgrades and then recommend the cheapest ammo around? I don't want to knock Wolf too much. I use it myself sometimes, but the recommendation seems inconsistent, especially knowing that there are some rifles that don't get along too well with steel-cased ammo. At the most, I'd recommend only a few boxes (not cases) of Wolf to see how it runs in his rifle.

 

[bigmike45]

Thanks Crow1108,

I really like that finger groove grip on yours.

Are those clips 40 rounders to the far right??

Guys, I probably will not run Wolf. I tried it in my SKS, that will run everything else without any problems, and it jammed upon feeding, had extraction problems and was generally a PIA to work with. Another thing is I don't believe you can reload the steel cased Wolf, or so I have heard. I plan to reload once I get a set of dies for my press.

I have run American Eagle Tactical & Remington JSP & JHP through the AR without any problems and they are all very accurate. I think I will stay with them until I start reloading.

 

[againstthagrane]

I personally think that if you don't own an AR-15 you don't own a very accurate, but very finicky, glorified .22.

Buy something in .30 cal. It will actually do what rifles should do--- kill their target.

internet commando. hey lets make a deal. you stand 50 yards away and let me shoot you once with a 5.56 round and if you live you can have my gun collection. haha

to the OP, i would swap out the A1 for a flat top upper. yes irons are fun, but a flat top is more versatile and you can always add irons or a carry handle. nice rifle though. i'll post a pic of my set up soon to give you an idea of what i'm talking about.

 

[Deepskyy]

Funny, and here I thought all those M-16s and M-4s were chambered in .223 and 5.56 all these years. Didn't know that the military was still using 30.06 all this time...
And don't knock the .22lr... many a deer have been put down permanantly with that round.

 

[Deepskyy]

Mine!

and her evil camo rifle sibling

 

[SwampWolf]

I HIGHLY suggest you get some National Match sights (as I have) or at least some A2 sights on there. It sucks having two small apertures that are the same size.

I strongly agree with Rubber Duck's advice. I would add that the eventual addition of a match style trigger (like Rock River's 2-stage NM unit) will make tight groups much easier to obtain.

 

[bkb0000]

bkb0000, why recommend all the pricey and probably unnecessary upgrades and then recommend the cheapest ammo around? I don't want to knock Wolf too much. I use it myself sometimes, but the recommendation seems inconsistent, especially knowing that there are some rifles that don't get along too well with steel-cased ammo. At the most, I'd recommend only a few boxes (not cases) of Wolf to see how it runs in his rifle.

pricey? even if he does everything i've recommended he's only into it $230 to have a better weapon than thousands of contractors are using in Iraq as we speak. that's not pricey, that's high-speed. oops, $245, including a GOOD spring-loaded punch for staking the castle-nut.

what rifles dont get along with steel? the barrel and the bolt face are the only two parts of the rifle that make any contact with the cartridge, and i can tell you from a lot of first-hand experience that Noveske, White Oak, LMT, Sabre, Colt, CMMG, and various other barrels all love wolf. further more, I can tell you from lots of first hand experience that BCM, Colt, LMT and YM bolts all love wolf too.

if you dont shoot much (less than 300 rounds a month) or you reload a lot, dont use wolf. if you shoot a lot (500+) and dont reload, use wolf... unless you get your ammo from your employer, you can't afford not to. thats about all there is to it.

 

[Crow1108]

Are those clips 40 rounders to the far right??

They are USGI 30 rounders. One has magpul innards with the orange follower. I've collected a significant number of magazines since .

I personally think that if you don't own an AR-15 you don't own a very accurate, but very finicky, glorified .22.

If by .22, you mean one that has about 10x the powder and will fragment, then sure. As for finicky, mine has shot everything from Wolf to Black Hills without a hiccup.

And don't knock the .22lr... many a deer have been put down permanantly with that round.

And many a person. IIRC, someone mentioned that it's the round that has been used in the most killings in the 20th century.

Google the use of a suppressed High Standard .22 in Vietnam.

 

[DarkCharisma]

I love the armchair general/interweb commando attitude when it comes to 5.56mm. I find it humorous now.