i have heard some things about wolf ammunation, and a few things were about the laquer cases and how they can melt or somthing and gum up the chamber, so i was wondering if they are worth buying and if they are a pretty good manufacturer.

thanks

-- josh (trunks_1010@hotmail.com), February 18, 2004

Answers

Yeah, there have been many problems with the laquer coated steel case wolf in sporting rifle chambers and AR-15's. Eventually even in mil-spec chambers the laquer coating will build up on the chamber walls to the point that it will eventually "glue" a spent round to the chamber. If you have the laquer coated wolf try not to keep a round in a hot chamber or it can melt the coating. The polymer coated Wolf ammo (they did away with the laquer completely in some calibers such as .223REM) is designed to be reliable in hot chambers. I havent personally used it myself but i have heard that other people seem to like it, i plan on purchasing some for my Howa M1500 Lightning .223 if the ammo is accurate (which I have heard mixed opinions about.) Besides they have the 100% money back guarantee, so if you for any reason notice buildup on your chamber with the poly-coated wolf (which you really shouldn't) then send it back for a refund on the unused portion and free back-shipping. Hope this helps!

-- an ammo know-it-all (yUcKyToFu497@netscape.net), May 19, 2004.

All the info I have gotton this subject suggests that the laquer case ammo can indeed build up in a firearm chamber which can cause shells to get stuck. This seems to only be a problem in sporter or match type rifles where the chamber tolerances are tighter. Military type rifles don't seem to be bothered by this. Wolf now offers ammo with a polymer coating to eliminate this concern in non-military weapons. You might want to try some of that type. Happy shooting! Jim

-- Jim Eberhart (jime@crosslink.net), March 05, 2004.