Problems with Wolf Ammo

Bigbor4570

Has anyone else ever experience problems with primers in WOlf Ammo. I have one in my possession with a primer inserted sideways. What kind of problems would of ocurred with my pre-ban vintage AK-47 if I had fired this round?

crisisbill

I have used Wolf and also had primers inserted sideways or some primers were so hard they would not fire.I guess you get what you pay for.

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Alerion

I suppose that a sideways primer could still fire. After all, they fire by being crushed. But it seems like the side of the primer would be covering the flash hole so it probably wouldn't ignite the powder. So you'd probably get a POP and a pretty good impersonation of a squib load (without having to hammer a bullet out of the barrel!) Worst case would probably be if the powder did go off and the shooter got small debris blown into his face.Tom

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toolman9mm

well i'm not sticking up for wolf ammo but i purchased a box of remington and had four rounds in sideways. still have them. will probally send them back to remington . they were 22-250"s

john carr

I just received my first order of Wolf in 7.62X54R. The box is marked "Berdan primed, Non Corrosive." Can I rely on this? It appears the corrosive original primers have been removed and replaced with different ones. I can always make the test with the primer on a piece of steel but maybe someone else has had experience with these.

lrarmsx

I had a number of "non-corrosive" rounds prove to be in fact "corrosive". Many have been from Russia.

jonk

I've also seen a lot of Wolf and other Russian stuff marked "lead core" when it was in fact steel core. Still, I've always found Wolf to be accurate and reliable, though not as much as a good commercial ammo.

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Bigbor4570

Alerion, there was and still is powder falling out of the primer hole. Could this not have caused a severe bolt blowback & damage?

luger01

Probably not. As mentioned above, chances are very good that it would not fire. If it did, most likely the gas relief system would have done its job.Bottom line, shooters need to inspect ALL ammo before they load and use it. I have seen ammo with corrosion on the case (weakens the case), bad primer seating, etc. Be an informed shooter. Inspect each round as you load it. If something doesn't look right (bullet seated too deep, etc.) DON'T USE IT.Mass production of ammo means there are sometimes problems, despite rigorous quality control.I mostly shoot my handloads - from a single stage press. I take the ultimate care with each round, inspecting it at each stage of reloading. TO do this with commercial ammo would be cost prohibitive. Buying inexpensive ammo means the final QC is up to YOU. After all, it's your body in proximity to the gun.

HighNoon

Tried my first box of Wolf 45 ACP and it will be my last. It is garbage. 5 out of 50 split the case when fired and jammed in my HK USP 45. I'll spend the extra $2.00 and get a brand name for target shooting from now on.I've heard so many complaints about this stuff, I'm surprised dealers carry it or why the Consumer Product Safety Commission hasn't banned its import. Go to Wolf's homepage and read about their great quality control, then fire a box and watch it jam.