Is Wolf's 7.62x39 bad? Will it hurt my gun?

Question

The Wolf's 7.62x39 is dirt cheap online. But I heard Wolf is a bad ammo b/c of steel cases and they are dirty? Will the steel case damage my gun to the part I need to change the parts? The Wolf ammo also got the lacquered and polymer coating, which one is better? I got a Hungarian AMD65, I'm also wondering about how much rounds I can shoot each time for my shooting trip.

Answer 1

Clean your rifle after shooting (as you should anyway) and you will be fine. I have a WASR 10 and shoot hundreds of Wolfs every weekend, in a year I have only jammed about 5 times that I recall. Wolf is a little dirtier than other brands but for the price it is worth it to spend a little more time cleaning.

Wolf is great for target shooting and plinking, but for competitions or hunting I would suggest a higher quality round.

Answer 2

Wolf ammo is basically Russian mil-spec ammo. They have used steel cased ammo for years. And your Hungarian rifle has most likely shot it before.

I have shot it and it works ok. Its not as clean as American label stuff like Remington or Winchester. But military rifles have a cleaning schedule that should kept up with. An SKS for example should have the firing pin assembly cleaned after each use of the weapon.

You can thank the Chinese for buying up all the spare copper in the world. They are using every ounce they can find to do infrastructural improvements like power stations. So you might have to get used to reloading your own brass or using the steel cased stuff.

Try the Monarch brand stuff from Academy Sporting Goods. For steel cased stuff it shoots pretty well. And they have it by the 1k round case more often then not. Heres a link.

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Answer 3

I have shot at least a thousand rounds of Wolf ammo through several rifles in the fast year, and had no problems at all. My only complaint would be that its dirtier, and takes a little more cleaning, but since cleaning/tinkering is a hobby not a chore, who cares? I have a mini-14 that I have shot probably a dozen different surplus type ammos. through, and it REALLY likes the wolf FMJ. better than others I've tried. I bought some for a 6.5X55, and was ringing the 200 yard gongs steady with it. Even had a guy at the range "lecturing" me about how crappy it was. He shut up after I started ringing the bells tho. Shoot, clean, and use the savings to buy more guns and gear.

Answer 4

Polymer is better it is supposed to fix the problem of gumming up your gun

I have shot wolf in my ar-15 it did eventually gum it up. Guess what ,despite the rumors it cleaned out just fine no problems. I did not have to get a special tool or anything like that.

the bullets are steel with a copper wash and the cases are steel it will wear out stuff faster. That being said with the money I save I can buy a new barrel. I don't shoot wolf often because what's the point of having an accurate gun with crappy ammo? If I just wanted to have fun shooting alot I would go with wolf. With the money you save you can buy a new gun.

Answer 5

The problem with Wolf is that they use steel cases on some ammo. Steel doesn't expand as much as brass and residue gets into the chamber space not taken over by the expanded casing. Hence why they call it "dirty" as more residue is left in the chamber after firing. This is perfectly fine as long as you clean it and DO NOT use brass cased ammo AFTERWARDS as the brass will expand and get stuck on the extra residue. I've had a problem with shooting wolf steel cased ammo followed by brass cased ammo, but not just shooting wolf ammo alone or brass ammo alone. I've yet to hear that Wolf ammo will actually cause damage to the gun. Check my source for detailed information.

Answer 6

I'd recommend against it if you are a serious shooter. I used to work at Gander Mountain (sporting goods store) in the hunting department. We used to get pallets upon pallets of Wolf ammo, and at one time it did sell pretty well because of the price. But, after a certain amount of time, people would come in and complain about it; everything from cases not being ejected to lousy accuracy.

If you're using Wolf ammo, you can go shoot as much as you want, but with any trip to the range, just be sure to clean your weapon thoroughly when you get back home. Bullet coating and steel shells (? never heard of that) shouldn't make a difference. I don't think Wolf ammo will cause any damage, and for just plinking around, you can't beat the price. If you intend to hunt or do some serious target shooting, stay away from the Wolf ammo.

Answer 7

Steel case ammo works fine or the Russians would not have been using it forever. The ammo is dirty but that's not the real reason your gun jams. The lacquer tends to coat the chamber and after awhile, gets sticky and the gun jams. You need to clean the gun a bit more often with the lacquer rounds.

Answer 8

The Wolf 7.62 x 39 is as good as you can get for an AK or SKS.

My AK eats it up and spits it out but I wouldn't expect anything less from one of the best military rifles ever designed.

I do not shoot it in my AR15's but it is because no one around here sells it and I catch the White Box Winchester on sale so I stock up on it.
I have not tried any in my 9mm's or my .45's so I can not give you an opinion on them.

I do shoot the .22 LR in my 10/22's and it is one of the most accurate ammo's available for any price. Some of the $15.00 box (of 50) .22 ammo's might be a little better?

Answer 9

Wolf brand is genuine Soviet-bloc style ammunition.
It's what Soviet -bloc wapons like the AMD-65 were designed to digest.
Steel cases and their coatings will do no damage to this rugged Kalishnikov design. This ammo is non-corrosive and likw you say, dirt cheap. Surplus ammo on the other hand may be corrosive, and unless you thoroughly clean after each shooting session, lead to excessive bore erosion.

Answer 10

It really depends on what you are shooting it in. If you are using one of the AK47 or it's many copies don't worry about. You will never even have to clean the weapon, no matter what anybody says. If you look at most of the contries in the worls there are only two types of weapons widely used, AR15/16 (US) and the AK47's (Russian). They seem to be going more for the 47's.

By the way, you really should clean your weapon, but with the 47, it doesn't have to be as often as the AR