Wolf will clog your gas tube with lacquer!

**98z28** · 03-22-08, 10:56

So I am at the range yesterday and I wanted to make sure my new ADS Basic would cycle Wolf before I buy a big lot of it. I go in the range house and ask the gentleman working the counter if he has any Wolf in .223. He says no, and then asks me what king of gun I'm shooting. I tell him have a new AR that I want to run it through. He looks at me sideways and says to me: "You need to be careful shooting Wolf out of an AR. The lacquer will melt off and clog up your gas tube. I've seen it happen too many times out here."

I said, "Wow, sounds like I better stay way from Wolf!" I thanked him for his help and left. I guess I better pick a spare gas tube or two!

**Abraxas** · 03-22-08, 11:01

Yet another reason I dont like wolf

**LOKNLOD** · 03-22-08, 11:22

So the laquer off the casing is going to travel down the barrel (swimming upstream of the hot expanding gas) and then get into the gas tube where it will clog up a tiny orifice where the hot gases are being forced through at extremely high pressure?

That's a new anti-wolf argument to me.

**Abraxas** · 03-22-08, 11:23

Originally Posted by LOKNLOD

So the laquer off the casing is going to travel down the barrel (swimming upstream of the hot expanding gas) and then get into the gas tube where it will clog up a tiny orifice where the hot gases are being forced through at extremely high pressure?

That's a new anti-wolf argument to me.

Good point. I had not thought this through, obviously

**Blitzking** · 03-22-08, 17:09

the current production has a plastic coating witch dosen't cause any problems.
I know guys who shoot thousands of rounds through transferable M16's with no problems

**thmpr** · 03-22-08, 17:11

The laquer has to go some where. But evidence shows no major issues with Wolf.

**TOrrock** · 03-22-08, 17:55

Much prefer the laquer stuff to the new "polymer coated" stuff.

No issues with laquer coming off.

**RogerinTPA** · 03-22-08, 18:54

Complete and utter BS! My round count with Wolf is 7k plus with lacquer and polymer...absolutely no evidence to support that claim or lacquer melting in the chamber, gas tube or BCG.