Firing the Ruger SR-556 I was able to call my own hits through the high-powered Leupold scope. For a real challenge I used AKs in both 5.45x39 mm and 7.62x39 mm topped with XS Big Dot rifle sights.
What are the pros and cons for steel shell cases, more specifically, Winchester’s USA-Forged 9 mm, 115-grain (Item WIN9S), 150-round pack? Darrell Moriarty, Lago Vista, TX Steel cartridge case.
Wolf also markets a 62 grain FMJ version of the steel case, bimetal jacket Performance Ammunition. An accuracy evaluation of this load was conducted exactly as described above using the same 1:9” twist, 16” Colt HBAR. Four 10-shot groups of the 62 grain FMJ load were fired from the bench-rest set-up at 100 yards. The extreme spreads of those groups measured.
Brass is more malleable than steel. Brass also has more”spring in it than steel. You have to remember, one of the jobs of the case id to seal the breech when fired. It does this by expanding. Once the projectile has left the barrel ,The case must.
Tags: .223, 5.56mm, ammo, wolf. The Military Arms Channel has reviewed the new Wolf Gold 5.56mm ammunition. Unlike traditional Wolf ammunition steel is not used in either the case or the bullet. They are apparently manufactured in Taiwan. Back in 2005 the Pentagon imported 300 million 5.56mm bullets (or rounds, the media frequently confuse the two terms) from Taiwan because the Middle East.
The popular Wolf Polyformance polymer-coated steel cased ammo is built to ensure reliable function in semi-auto platforms. It comes in many of the same calibers that the Military Classic line comes in such as: 5.45X39, .223 Remington in 55 and 62 grain, the famous 7.62X39 in 123 and 125 grain, .30 Carbine, .308 Winchester, and two 7.62X54R options in 174 grain and 200 grain. Wolf Polyformance.