Wolf Ammo??

[jimmyj]

Good Morning:
Yesterday (Wednesday) I went to a local indoor range where one can fired any type weapon.
A recent sign on the range entrance door "NO Wolf Rifle Ammo Allowed"
puzzled me.
How is Wolf Rifle Ammo different from other manufacturers?
Thanks,
Jimmy

 

[redlevel]

It stinks. Literally, I mean.

 

[Jellybean]

It is probably poking holes through their backstop.

 

[ncy54]

Another reason:
They want to sell you their own stock and make some money (not necessarily bad, as they have to make money to stay in business). Seen this at ranges that have a "no reloads" rule as well.
As an aside, Wolf .22LR ammo is superb premium quality, made in Germany by SK and most recently RWS. It used to be a bargain before serious shooters discovered this. Now a brick of their Match Target runs around $50. and Match Extra approaches $75.

 

[truckemup97]

Another reason:
They want to sell you their own stock and make some money (not necessarily bad, as they have to make money to stay in business).

My indoor range is ammo picky, and sells their own. However, they sell it cheap enough that you really don't mind shooting theirs. Problem is, they want you to shoot it all there and leave the brass.

 

[hobby-gunsmith]

Wolf ammo has been known to blow out barrels. The cassings are very thin and tend to leave the gun very dirty. I purchased four boxes of .40 S&W and when I read some of the reviews, I gave them away. Since I was purchasing 3000 rounds of ammo, I wanted to shoot some reliable ammo in my Springfield XD. I purchased them from Georgia Arms and did not encounter a missfire. Ammo was clean and dependable.

Nick

 

[GatorFarmer]

The fumes - from the steel cased Russian - make some people sick. I don't know if the gases are toxic or not, but they can cause headaches. This can be a particular problem on indoor ranges. Wolf Gold is brass cased and made by Prvi and doesn't have the same issues.

 

[canoeguy]

Wolf 7.62 X 39 rifle ammo also has a steel jacketed bullet, which is probably causing wear to the ranges back stop.

Most cheap surplus 7.62 X 39 ammo has a steel jacketed bullet, so if that is the case, the range owner should look closer at what other ammo is being fired. Green Tip .223 (G.I. issue, with a steel penetrator) is hard on back stops as well.

I once belonged to a private range where the back stop steel was so soft, only cast lead pistol bullets and .22 ammo could be fired. This was a fifty foot range in a Quonset hut, in an industrial park area of Redwood City, Ca.

 

[Hermann]

I can only speculate: They do not want the steel cases.
I shot some 2000 rounds .40 Wolf last year, no issues.
Same goes for Wolf .308; I shot around 600 rounds.
New Wolf ammo isn´t more dirty than others, doesn´t stink or whatever, there is no difference besides the steel casing painted dark grey.

- The reason I use Wolf: It is simply the price. A pack of 50 rounds .40 from Remington is 24$ over here, Wolf is just 8$.

 

[Gary]

Some ranges don't allow Blazer ammo either. I suspect that they don't want to have to separate the aluminum and steel cases from the brass ones. I have shot a lot of both Wolf and Blazer ammo with good results. It works better than some of the range reloads that I have shot.

 

[USAF385]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...

Thank God I have my own range, I can't imagine playing those silly little games with the ranges.

 

[TSQUARED]

Good Morning:
Yesterday (Wednesday) I went to a local indoor range where one can fired any type weapon.
A recent sign on the range entrance door "NO Wolf Rifle Ammo Allowed"
puzzled me.
How is Wolf Rifle Ammo different from other manufacturers?
Thanks,
Jimmy

If Wolf centerfire rifle ammo has a steel core they may be concerned about heir backstop.

 

[David Sinko]

I don't understand the problem with steel cases. I reload everything steel I can get my hands on that's Boxer primed. Steel very rarely stretches beyond max length (even after a few reloadings of .223) and the primer pockets never need to be reamed. That saves a lot of time. I have never experienced any ill effects from reloading steel.

Dave Sinko

 

[Capt Steve]

The indoor ranges in San Diego will throw your ass into the street if they catch you using anything from Wolfe. They have no such restrictions on any other brand. They claim it is a safety issue and point to a number of disastrous failures, as in blown up guns. It is not that much cheaper and I will never risk one of my guns not to mention me, shooting anything that is suspect. (o;

 

[neiljrosen]

The range where I shoot also bans Wolf. They've had a couple guns blow up using it.

 

[ncy54]

Sorry to all who read my earlier reply concerning Wolf .22LR ammo. It made in Germany by SK Jagd and LAPUA (not RWS), both premium manufacturers. Great stuff for serious rimfire shooters.
The centerfire stuff is low-end, mostly steel cased, Berdan primed. Not reloadable and also of questionable quality.

 

[Faulkner]

"No WOLF ammo allowed" wouldn't bother me a bit. I have several guns that feed anything but Wolf so I quit using it several years ago.