Had a issue today with my WK

Guys please keep in mind we can’t make this gun shoot every single brand and type of ammo. We are going to do our best. There is an issue with the 5.56 and not all 5.56. We found that the federal 5.56 ran fine out of a gun that wound not chamber a Independence brand 5.56.
 
KodiakSteve said:
Guys please keep in mind we can’t make this gun shoot every single brand and type of ammo. We are going to do our best. There is an issue with the 5.56 and not all 5.56. We found that the federal 5.56 ran fine out of a gun that wound not chamber a Independence brand 5.56.
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Is chambering the WK180-C in 5.56 Nato something that's in consideration? Since most people will be shooting bulk 5.56 through this rifle anyways it would eliminate ammo compatibility issues.

The Wylde chamber isn't all it's cracked up to be. The Hornady v-max touches the lands in all 3 of my other Wylde chambered barrels (Ballistic Advantage, Lilja and Maple Ridge Armoury) although it doesn't get jammed in like it does on my WK.

I never shoot 5.56 ammo out of a Wylde chamber, even though it's "supposed" to handle it. 5.56 is even hotter than 223 and in my opinion it needs the longer throat.

I'm not trying to be a complainer, I'm just offering my thoughts and observations in a way to try and sort this issue out.
 
It’s definitely something we’ve been talking about. We are trying to give everyone the best of both worlds. I’ll talk to John from Wolverine tomorrow and see what he wants to do. I want theses gun to be as reliable as possible.
 
KodiakSteve said:
It’s definitely something we’ve been talking about. We are trying to give everyone the best of both worlds. I’ll talk to John from Wolverine tomorrow and see what he wants to do. I want theses gun to be as reliable as possible.
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As far as function of the firearm goes mine has shown that it will be 100% reliable once we eliminate what is causing the pressure issues that are seemingly caused by the tight chamber specs.

If it takes chambering the rifle in 5.56 Nato instead of 223 Wylde to accomplish this I have no issue with that. I'd rather sacrifice a small bit of accuracy potential to ensure a higher chance of reliability with anything I decide to feed it.

Just my .02
 
KodiakSteve said:
It’s definitely something we’ve been talking about. We are trying to give everyone the best of both worlds. I’ll talk to John from Wolverine tomorrow and see what he wants to do. I want theses gun to be as reliable as possible.
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If reliability is the goal, chamber it for 5.56. This is supposed to be a budget friendly black rifle. Not a tack driver. The supposed accuracy increase from a Wylde chambering simply isnt worth the added headache of playing the guessing game when it comes to ammo. A .2 or whatever increase in MOA is trivial compared to almost 100% reliability IMO.

I know I would be much happier with a 5.56 rifle instead .223 Wylde when I get mine eventually.
 
Ebola said:
If reliability is the goal, chamber it for 5.56. This is supposed to be a budget friendly black rifle. Not a tack driver. The supposed accuracy increase from a Wylde chambering simply isnt worth the added headache of playing the guessing game when it comes to ammo. A .2 or whatever increase in MOA is trivial compared to almost 100% reliability IMO.

I know I would be much happier with a 5.56 rifle instead .223 Wylde when I get mine eventually.
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Yup. Pretty much sums up my thoughts as well.

My WK rifles are going to mainly be my blaster rifles with the odd coyote here and there. If accuracy is my main concern, well I have other rifles for that.
 
jiffx2781 said:
Is chambering the WK180-C in 5.56 Nato something that's in consideration? Since most people will be shooting bulk 5.56 through this rifle anyways it would eliminate ammo compatibility issues.

The Wylde chamber isn't all it's cracked up to be. The Hornady v-max touches the lands in all 3 of my other Wylde chambered barrels (Ballistic Advantage, Lilja and Maple Ridge Armoury) although it doesn't get jammed in like it does on my WK.

I never shoot 5.56 ammo out of a Wylde chamber, even though it's "supposed" to handle it. 5.56 is even hotter than 223 and in my opinion it needs the longer throat.

I'm not trying to be a complainer, I'm just offering my thoughts and observations in a way to try and sort this issue out.
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If this is done how will it effect the accuracy of 223 rounds?
Also how long will this push back the production of rifles?
 
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drifter dave said:
I’ve lost count of how many 5.56’s I’ve had that were accurate with both 5.56 and .223.
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Depeds on what your idea of accurate is. Many people a happy just flinging lead down range.
The rifle was listed as chambered 223 Wylde, results of groupings were posted, and I agreed to buy it as is and expect it to function in a safe manner.
Change it and the contract is void, same issue was with the freedom fx-9. Production has not even hit the 100 mark, at this rate I will not see this rifle until 2020!
 
William_mississauga said:
...The rifle was listed as chambered 223 Wylde, results of groupings were posted, and I agreed to buy it as is and expect it to function in a safe manner.
Change it and the contract is void...
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I agree with you to a certain extent however when it comes to an issue that could potentially be a safety concern I think the manufacturer should have every right to make the necessary changes to address the problem.
 
William_mississauga said:
Depeds on what your idea of accurate is. Many people a happy just flinging lead down range.
The rifle was listed as chambered 223 Wylde, results of groupings were posted, and I agreed to buy it as is and expect it to function in a safe manner.
Change it and the contract is void, same issue was with the freedom fx-9. Production has not even hit the 100 mark, at this rate I will not see this rifle until 2020!
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You do realize that the difference is in the length of the leade, right?
Both a 5.56 and a .223 Wilde chamber (if done right) will chamber pretty much 100% of factory produced 5.56 NATO/.223 rem.
Firing the vast majority of .224 bullets from 40 to 77 grain bullets that are loaded to mag length is not going to make a lick of difference in the accuracy department in either chamber. What typically will make a difference with mag length loaded ammo is the shape of the ogive (secant v. tangent) and the overall quality of the barrel.
 
I've experienced blown primers and one stuck round where the bullet stayed in the chamber like the OP. I stopped shooting after the one blown primer that left smoke coming out of the rifle everywhere it possibly could. That's when upon examining spent brass I found 4 or 5 more missing primers. The final case had to be removed with a cleaning rod as the extractor pulled the rim off. I like the OP didn't realize the stuck round was the rifles (in the 200 range) fault and that's why I kept shooting. There were some other issues but with the blown primer/stuck case I put it all together and didn't shoot any more. After I tried manually cycling fresh rounds through and sometimes the bolt wouldn't go fully into battery and some were very hard to extract.
I feel lucky it wasn't worse than just a blown primer and by the tracking my rifle should be in Windsor Tuesday. Not too happy of the extra $45 to ship this back but sure hope it is fixed right and doesn't require more trips.
I would suggest manually cycling rounds through before shooting to see if your rifle is safe with the ammo on hand.
So far mixed feelings on the rifle because of this plus a couple other small issues and wish I had seen this posted before now. I do agree people should at least be warned this could be an issue and not left to find out on their own.
 
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