Bushmaster M4A3/Wolf 62gn. .223

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I have been putting nothing but steel cased 62gn. Wolf .223 through my rig for some time now. I have never experienced one problem, and I have put upwards of 7-8 full mags at a time, sometimes even quickly, down range in a normal session. I have been seeing some talk about how one should shy away from WOLF, but outside of "It's cheap" I can not figure out why. It's been a great product and a wonderful value for me. Do some of you fellows have issues, and if so, why?
 
Oh, sorry, I'm in the US. I stocked up on the stuff 2 years ago. I've been shooting it for a year, and no problems so-far, and my Bushy is smoking like a freight-train, literally ,after a good run-up with the stuff. I haven't noticed any peculiar erosion. If the stuff is in design spec. why would it be harder than brass; just curious. I've even put 225rds. down range as fast as I could pull the trigger, and switch out 8 mags, and never had a problem. I think people are just prejudice because it's on the cheap side of the bill. (I didn't know Canuks couldn't get Wolf; weird)
 
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Do you ever leave a round chambered when the gun is really hot, or do you leave it open to cool down?

After it sits for a while the lacquer coating can cause the case to stick hard in the hot chamber on the first extraction. Bring a solid rod to get it out if you give it a try.
 
Aha. Forgot you were in the States. Steel cases are more 'abrasive' than brass. Brass can't scratch steel. Steel scratches steel. I'm sure there are other reasons why people hate Wolf, but 95% of guys up here would shoot it regardless - if it's cheap!
 
I don't stress the rifle very often. A couple of times I've run it as hard as I described above, but generally I go a couple of three mags and then let her cool, and no, I never leave a round chambered when it's that hot, unless I'm just continually feeding the beast. Also, the stuff that I have looks parkerized, not lacquered. Is that new?
 
Got any pics of it? IIRC there's a couple different coatings Wolf uses on their steel-cased stuff. Lacquer, a polymer, and maybe copper-washed.
 
Here ya go:

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It's gray. I've seen the green laquer before, and shot a little of it, but that was a long while back. All the Wolf that I've seen for well over a year has looked like this. I don't know if this is old stock, or the new way they are doing it, but I know it's never given me a hick-up of any kind.
 
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It is probably covered in a polymer. They don't use the laquer any more. I've had some from before the import restrictions and have had no problems at all.
 
how would the steel abrade the chamber if it is not touching it? The lacquer can cause problem in 223, but I shoot mountains of Barnual without a problem.
 
I think a lot of American Sport Shooters are snobs. If it's not Winchester, brass cased or some such...IT'S CRAP to them. I love WOLF. It's always been great ammo as far as I've been concerned.
 
as already mentioned,

Most AR chambers are chrome lined. You should be able to shoot a steady supply without too much harm to your chamber. If anything, you may need to change your barrel out 500-1000 rds sooner than a steady diet of brass (I am totally guessing on this number - I have not seen actual tests that measured chamber erosion).

Corpus mentioned he shot numerous full mags out of it. That is a noticable difference compared to "our full mags".....it would take MANY more of our mags to get th egun as hot as his would get with his full mags.

In terms of approval, I am guessing that the ammo has not yet been approved by the EMR (energy mines and resources) section of the gov't - unless they changed hands - please correct me if I am worng here. It would likely take a distributor/dealer/rep some time to get it approved for sale up here. It would be nice though.

Boltgun
 
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