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Wolf Ammo?
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Halo
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So can sombody explain to me why most people don't use wolf in their bolt actions? I am not sure I really understand.....
A lot of people don't like to shoot lacquer coated ammo in bolt actions because once the chamber gets hot, it can melt the lacquer into a gooey gel that might make the bolt hard to open. My M44 used to do that but a thorough scrubbing of the chamber seems to have eliminated the problem.
So what other cheap ammo is there for .223 that I could shoot out of a bolt action for practice besides wolf? I have heard of ultra-max but the only place that sells it near me is GanderMtn...:banghead: And most people know how they all jack up their prices.
Cheap .223 ammunition is an oxymoron these days. Since you're shooting a bolt action, you should consider reloading.So what other cheap ammo is there for .223 that I could shoot out of a bolt action for practice besides wolf?
TexasRifleman
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and will it really save me enough money?
Reloading will save you money eventually. It depends very much on how much you shoot and what you shoot.
As for learning how there are tons of articles and videos, it's pretty straightforward.
The thing lately however is component prices are moving up at a faster pace than fully loaded ammo so the gap is narrowing.
It's still cheaper in quantity, just depends on how much you shoot.
Halo
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I bought my Rockchucker Master Kit for about $200, around 2000 or 2001. It has everything you need except the dies and components. I don't know how much money I've really saved, but that's not really why I got into reloading. I just enjoy everything that goes into it, and you can tailor a load to your particular gun that will yield accuracy no factory load can touch.
But as wdlsguy said, cheap ammo is becoming an oxymoron these days. Your best bet for factory ammo is to try and find some surplus stuff, if your .223 will permit use of 5.56 military ammo.
But as wdlsguy said, cheap ammo is becoming an oxymoron these days. Your best bet for factory ammo is to try and find some surplus stuff, if your .223 will permit use of 5.56 military ammo.
Offwhite
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I have a Colt AR15 with a bull barrel & never had problems with extracting an empty cartridge but I have had a couple of miss fires that have caused a couple of hand-ups. Plus like everyone else has said its dirty as hell & with something like Federal Match I can fit a better grouping at 100 & on up yards. Anything lower it doesn't reallly matter. But I did go through about 200+ rounds of Wolf amo just this Sunday, just for the hell of it, for pretty cheap, so make of it what you will.
Gander Mtn has some pretty good prices on wolf Military classic, I don't know if this is 5.56 or real .223? Also the prices right now is 3.50 a box of 20 so I figured I could shoot as much as I want if I could shoot that. I am just not sure If a bolt-gun could handle these rounds.
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