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7/25/2009 10:12:22 AM EDT
So how do you feel about steel case ammo?  I have a Stoeger Cougar in 9mm and I'm checking out some Wolf ammo.  Is the Steel case hard on the ejector, or is that only if you shoot thousands of rounds.  Is it something I should worry about, or can I just get it and I won't have a problem.

EDIT:
What about the Aluminum cased Blazer?
7/25/2009 10:52:27 AM EDT
[#1]
Quoted:
So how do you feel about steel case ammo?  I have a Stoeger Cougar in 9mm and I'm checking out some Wolf ammo.  Is the Steel case hard on the ejector, or is that only if you shoot thousands of rounds.  Is it something I should worry about, or can I just get it and I won't have a problem.




It's fine.  Shoot it.
7/25/2009 11:29:37 AM EDT
[#2]
I've been exclusively shooting Wolf lately through my weapons because it's cheap and available. No problems to report. Go ahead and shoot all the steel case you want!
7/25/2009 11:35:39 AM EDT
[#3]
Really dirty.  After a few hundred rounds my Olympic K9GL stopped functioning.

Cleaned up the carbine and shot a little more before the extractor broke...

I don't use it anymore.
7/25/2009 11:47:11 AM EDT
[#4]
I have found it to be cheap and reliable.
7/25/2009 12:57:56 PM EDT
[#5]
I have shot lots of 9mm wolf thru my glocks and my Oly 9mm AR upper.
Works  well in both


I guess it is a bit dirty but nothing that doesn't wipe clean right off.

I like shooting it at matches (plate shoots and such) because I don't have to scrounge aroung to try and recover my brass

7/25/2009 5:50:44 PM EDT
[#6]
I havent shot any in awhile but I remember it being fairly hot. performed much better than most 115gr training loads. accuracy was good from my CZ 75. The glocks feed it no problem but it is not the most accurate load from them. interesting note. in .45 Wolf groups identically to black hills from my USP and hand built 1911.
7/25/2009 6:30:16 PM EDT
[#7]
I found some Blazer today for 9.50 a box.

I know it;'s not steel.  What do you think of Blazer Aluminum?
7/25/2009 11:31:17 PM EDT
[#8]
9mm Brown Bear ammo is great, Cheap, hot and runs great.
7/26/2009 11:26:08 PM EDT
[#9]
Steel is fine. I shoot Wolf. I have some brown and silver bear on order. Shoot it.
7/27/2009 7:35:01 AM EDT
[#10]
The steel used in the Wolf cases (and like ammo) is not the commonly thought of Tool Steel that would cause damage.
The steel used isn't all that much harder than brass used in cases, it doesn't spring the same way brass does, so it does allow more gasses back into the chamber/action area requiring more attention to cleaning and lube.

Its fine.  Shoot it.  Clean and lube well.  Good to go.
7/27/2009 9:01:07 AM EDT
[#11]
My Beretta Cougar hates brown bear and wolf steel cased ammo. Lots of failure to ejects. Then again, it even FTE's on brass cased ammo, just not as often.

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7/29/2009 1:26:32 PM EDT
[#12]
I shoot a lot of the steel case through my USP 9 without any problems.
7/30/2009 1:41:55 PM EDT
[#13]
I've put 100 rds of Blazer aluminum cased 230 gr .45 fmj thru my  new Sig P220 recently and it ate it up like candy.

I realize there is a difference between steel and aluminum.

The Blazer seemed pretty full powered too, which was somewhat surprising to me.


8/10/2009 2:31:37 PM EDT
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Quoted:
My Beretta Cougar hates brown bear and wolf steel cased ammo. Lots of failure to ejects. Then again, it even FTE's on brass cased ammo, just not as often.

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If I may ask- what caliber- I have a Cougar 8045 fullsize.  Never has an issue with WWB or Speer Gold Dots at the range.