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polymer wolf ammo?

goldeneagle76goldeneagle76 Member Posts: 4,359
edited March 2007 in Ask the Experts
I did a search and didn't find much info on the polymer wolf ammo. Is it better or worse than the lacquer coated Wolf? It would be for an AK or SKS whenever I decide which one to get.
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  • PC800PC800 Member Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Don't know if it is better or worse, but it works just fine. I have about 1000 rounds of it through my AKs.
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  • tsavo303tsavo303 Member Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    it is not supposed to melt in a hot chamber, i never have had a prob
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  • Mr. GunzMr. Gunz Member Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In an sks or ak it makes no difference except you dont have to clean it out...the polymer is just because its a little cleaner
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I suspect that the reason Wolf went from the lacquer coated ammo to the polymer is the bad reviews they got from shooters.

    I have heard numerous stories about the lacquer coated ammo gumming up chambers etc. I believe its due to leaving a round in a hot chamber long enough to melt the lacquer. I was having lunch with shooting buddies just yesterday after our 3-gun match and heard it come up again.

    The polymer ammo is much cleaner, but either will work fine in AK's and SKS's. Just clear the chamber when not shooting. I still have numerous cases of both 5.56 and 7.62X39 with lacquer coating to shoot up.
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  • goldeneagle76goldeneagle76 Member Posts: 4,359
    edited November -1
    Another question, what's the better deal as far as price and quality go?:

    $175/1000rds of Golden Tiger lacquer or
    $199/1000rds of Wolf Polymer

    Both prices include shipping
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by goldeneagle76
    Another question, what's the better deal as far as price and quality go?:

    $175/1000rds of Golden Tiger lacquer or
    $199/1000rds of Wolf Polymer

    Both prices include shipping


    Please don't take offence at this. The subject of Wolf ammo, polymer or lacquer coatings and green moon men is superflous to the issue.

    Any SKS or AK will eat rocks dirt and boogers and come back for more. They are BLASTERS. As long as the round goes BANG and the firearm was in battery when it did so it will cycle and repeat the function until the magazine is empty.....So why worry about it? A new SKS is a hundred bucks. Every part in the AK can be had for the cost of a tank of gas.

    Buy what ever ammo is the cheapest for feeding a BLASTER. If you want good ammo then load your own and get a good rifle to shoot it in.

    My .02 on the Wolf ad nauseum.
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  • 4440rk4440rk Member Posts: 495 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    For the AK or SKS just buy what is cheap. They will run and run.
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  • NwcidNwcid Member Posts: 10,674 ✭
    edited November -1
    I have close to 10,000rds of the older Wolf through my Mak90 and never had a problem. I seem to clean it about every thousand round or every couple years.

    I have about 1000-1500 rds of the 223 through 3 different AR's and a Galil no problems.


    I ran 500 rds of the .45 acp, no problems, but I wasent impressed.

    I have sevearl thousand rounds on hand that I will continue to shoot with out worry.
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  • goldeneagle76goldeneagle76 Member Posts: 4,359
    edited November -1
    bpost, no offense taken. I was mainly asking because I didn't know if anyone had any problems with Golden Tiger (misfires, duds, etc). I know the guns will eat whatever and go bang...just didn't want to waste $200 on ammo that won't.
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  • agostinoagostino Member Posts: 414 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    An added note to what bpost said. Kalashnikov designed his rifle to function in as dirty an environment or condition as it could be subjected to. It's a pure combat weapon. I'd still regularly clean out any gun that had been firing lacquer coated Wolf.
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