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Posted: 4/22/2007 2:21:26 AM EDT
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A new rifle should be cleaned and properly lubed before hitting the range. I would go as far as to “over lube” for the first one or two range trips till things start to break in. As far as “correctly” lubing goes you might want to check out the “Maintenance and Cleaning” forum. I have a tacked thread there on where and how to lube. |
My Bushmaster AR will shoot everything under the sun but the minute I try to shoot Wolf it f*cks up. Use different ammo then report back if your still having problems |
| I wouldn't mix Wolf and Brass cased ammo. Look here: Box O' Truth |
| First off the problem in old wolf was not the laqured case it was the sealent used on the bullet and case that was gumming things up if not cleaned after shooting.Second run 2 or 3 thousand rounds of good barass cased ammo through your AR and lube with CLP and once tha parts break in it should eat anything you give it...if a rifle wont do that its useless.If you lube good as lon as an AR is wet it will function even filthy.In a new rifle things are stiff and tight with underpowered wolf the catch catching the carrier instead of the bolt can happen until things break in. |
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My other thread asking for advise with a somewhat similar issue (also short-stroking, but I was using SS109) with a brand-new 20" Bushy notwithstansing... I also have a 16" HBAR Bushy with about 10,000 rounds through it....and NO problems....ever. I love that rifle. When it was new, Wolf didn't exist, so the first few thousand rounds were brass.... Now it eats Wolf and loves it.... its the newer gray Wolf with the polymer coating and not so much red sealant... I'd stay away from the green Wolf (now discontinued) in anything but an AK.... |
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"Unknown" mags have been the source of the vast majority of malfunctions I have seen. Pick up some top tier mags from the dealers on this site... It'll be WELL worth it! Wolf ammo is normally loaded to rather underpowered specs. I've had a new rifle that would not function with it at first. Just too tight, not enough fire in the wire. A couple hundred rounds of NATO ammo later, she functioned just fine with it, not a single hiccup. Hope this helps. Tex78 |
Bad mags were responsible for the vast majority of the malfunctions I've experienced with M16/AR15's. I'm also a recent convert to the Magpul anti-tilt followers. |
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Just thought I would throw my 2 cents in. I can fire Adcom, Federal, Winchester, Remington, any kinda of brass surplus but when I use Wolf, my gun will experience malfunctions. I tested this by using brass only for about 6 months, a good 5,000 rounds with only maybe two malfunction and that was due to a crappy magazine. Then today I go shooting and one of my friends brings me 12 boxes, 20 rounds each Wolf, I have 7 or 8 malfunctions. |
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