Wolf Ammunition

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…Wolf Ammunition is a Russian clearinghouse company that sells ammunition produced in former state-owned (USSR) factories. The company is known for providing good quality ammunition at extremely low prices. Wolf produces ammunition in the most popular rifle and pistol calibers. Almost all of it comes in lacquered, steel cartridge casings. Unlike some foreign suppliers of such bargain-price ammo, Wolf's is noncorrosive. Additionally, Wolf ammunition is at least as reliable as much-more-expensive American brands. Russia is the world's largest source of 7.62x39 ammunition, which is used by the ubiquitous AK-47 and SKS family of rifles.

[edit] Potential Problems with Wolf Ammunition

Wolf’s polymer coated steel casings sometimes bind in the chamber of a weapon when fired. This seems to be more of a problem with cartridges that have narrowly tapering walls such as .223 Remington than those with rather steep case walls such as 7.62x39.

Wolf steel-cased ammunition is also known to cause greater wear and tear on extractors than typical brass casings.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Current Events

In 2005/2006, there was a shortage of 7.62x39 ammunition in the United States. This had the effect of causing prices to almost double in some cases and Wolf's ammo to nearly disappear from the U.S. market in late 2006-early 2007. The ammunition shortage was due to Russian production lines struggling to fill a massive order placed by the United States to supply the fledgling Afghan army. [1] Even so, Wolf's 7.62x39 remains the least-expensive good center fire rifle ammo on the market. It is available in not only in standard full-metal-jacket configuration, but also as hollow point and soft point bullet loads.