Wolf ammo and carbine classes.....

[VA_Dinger]

I've seen a few guys run Wolf with zero issues. Prices the way they are I think we are going to be seeing more and more it in classes. To me it's just like anything else; test your rifle throughly with it before the class. IF your rifle will run with it, then go ahead and bring it. Maybe it would be a smart idea to have back-up (higher quality) ammo on hand to protect yourself.

[Heavy Metal]

I ran some two year old wolf at a Vickers class a month ago with zero issues.

But I also have a highly polished chamber and cleaned the rifle saturday night.

I also brought good ammo and an extra rifle in case the wolf shit the bed.

[petey1]

Thanks for all the responses guys. I think I'll start with the Wolf and switch to Prvi if problems arise. I'll be taking a spare rifle as well. We'll see how things turn out

[Barbara]

I shot a lot of cheap ammos last year, and I don't think I ever had a malfunction with Wolf. Its not as dirty as Ultramax and had a lot less problems than the Radway I shot, which was full of bad casings.

[Heavy Metal]

If I might ask, what problems did you have with the Radway?

[markm]

If I might ask, what problems did you have with the Radway?

Some radway lots ran good, and some were short stroking MO FOs!

The upside with radway is you have great brass to make GOOD ammo out of in the end!

[Barbara]

I had a bunch of it where about every 50 rounds I'd have one with a dented casing, right up near the neck. I caught most of them, but the ones I didn't malfunctioned.

Then there was this beauty..

[RogerinTPA]

Wolf is lacquer coated, steel cased. The projectile is standard FMJ or SP.

I am aware of that. I didn't mean to imply that the bullet had a steel penetrator in it. I thought the bullet jacket was also steel, coated in copper, or a blend of steel/copper. Hence the rejection by some instructors using magnets to determine if your ammo has steel in the jacket. Maybe its a ploy to out right reject Wolf or to buy their brass cased ammo.

[comprido]

What instructors don't allow Wolf ammo?

I personally would prefer to pull the trigger less with better ammo, than more with crappy ammo.

I prefer the opposite approach. More trigger time is better. While you are at home polishing your ammo, I'll be shooting whatever I can get my hands on. In fact, I'll soon be shooting (much) more .22 out of my AR than .223

Besides, I doubt you'll notice the difference in accuracy when at the 25m line when using Wolf.

The analogy that I best like is that you bought a Ferrari and put general tires in it and the cheapest gas you could find. This does not make any sense either.


C4

Except an AR isn't a Ferrari. A better analogy is parking your Ford Taurus (the AR) because you can't bear to put low-octane gas (Wolf ammo) in it in order to practice parrallel parking in the Walmart parking lot (the carbine class).

If your gun runs Wolf, then have at it. I once asked about Wolf because of the magnet/steel issues that you might run into on a range. My only concern would be that the range doesn't want you shooting Wolf at their steel targets. I've heard of this but haven't experienced it.

[Barbara]

Depends why you're shooting, I guess.