.223 Advice please.

[bshadle 5]

deker you have an urgent pm.

 

baldie.

i am sure there is an issue with putting wolf military ammo in civvie rifles.

could you offer any info on it please.

 

bit of info here.

 

http://www.thegunzone.com/556v223.html

You are correct, and should not shoot military 5.56mm in a civilian .223 Remington chamber. The Wolf ammunition sold here is labeled .223 Remington though. I've never personally miked the rounds to verify that they're not passing off 5.56 as .223, but that would that be illegal labeling here. If the Wolf on your side of the pond is labeled 5.56, don't buy/use it.

 

Wolf is sold by some pretty big name retailers and in fairly high quantity here. I gotta think that it was causing problems I'd 've heard about it by now. The only problem I've heard about the .223 Remington designated rounds is that because the steel cases don't expand like brass you get a little more carbon fouling in the chamber. It's an issue with the guys shooting semi-autos and running several hundred rounds in a shooting session. I might shoot about 20 rounds in a good evening (or a bad evening if I miss a lot ) so it hasn't been a problem. I swab the chamber with Hoppes and run a boresnake a few times before putting it away for the night and it's never been an issue for me.

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They cost about 3X the price of the American Eagles, but sometime you care enough to send the very best.

 

 

Christ! I can't wait to get an oppertunity to use That one!

[Deker 3,478]

deker you have an urgent pm.

 

baldie.

i am sure there is an issue with putting wolf military ammo in civvie rifles.

could you offer any info on it please.

 

bit of info here.

 

http://www.thegunzone.com/556v223.html

You are correct, and should not shoot military 5.56mm in a civilian .223 Remington chamber. The Wolf ammunition sold here is labeled .223 Remington though. I've never personally miked the rounds to verify that they're not passing off 5.56 as .223, but that would that be illegal labeling here. If the Wolf on your side of the pond is labeled 5.56, don't buy/use it.

 

Wolf is sold by some pretty big name retailers and in fairly high quantity here. I gotta think that it was causing problems I'd 've heard about it by now. The only problem I've heard about the .223 Remington designated rounds is that because the steel cases don't expand like brass you get a little more carbon fouling in the chamber. It's an issue with the guys shooting semi-autos and running several hundred rounds in a shooting session. I might shoot about 20 rounds in a good evening (or a bad evening if I miss a lot ) so it hasn't been a problem. I swab the chamber with Hoppes and run a boresnake a few times before putting it away for the night and it's never been an issue for me.

 

bshadle

Thanks for coming back on this..I feel a bit easier now and I share your experience with this round. The steel cartridge cases are clearly stamped .223 and boxes marked as .223. I am aware that this is Russian ammo and I understood it was actually made in the Barnaul works although there is a suggestion it may be PRVI now. If anyone knows for sure can you tell me please.

I would not pretend it is as good as ammo costing 3-4-5 times as much but for most of my shooting it does the job in a perfectly acceptable manner. PS current price is £18 per 100 for .223 55g HP.