Chronoman Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I've just noticed Wolf plastic cased 223's on Powder Valley's web site...available and under $7/bx. Anybody had any experience with plastic cased ammo? Earlier in the week they had 9mm but it's gone now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 It is not plastic cased. It is a polymer coated, steel case that replaced the old laquer case wolf ammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 This is the only non-shotgun ammo that I have thats plastic. Sorry for the bad pics but it is midnight. It runs great through a contender, not so much in an AR. The head stamp is REM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 "a box" doesnt help us figure quantity either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Correct! 1) There IS semi-plastic cased 5.56mm ammo as pictured; we used to sell it at Shooters Paradise before it burned down. In ARs, the accuracy at any decent distance was marginal. We only had a 25yrd range, so it did not matter. Supposedly, after depriming it could be reloaded simply using your hand (no press required - frightening). 2) Wolf does NOT make plastic cases AFAIK. 3) SOME Wolf 223 uses a steel case. Originally, in the late 80s, it was coated with the same "laquer" as AK-47 ammo - and THAT caused problems with ARs, so they created: 4) Polymer - COATED, steel cased 223. The coating is entirely different and 100% compatible with ARs. This ammo is reliable, although probably not the most accurate ammo out there (nor the cleanest). Still, the price is right. Steel 223 cases are reloadable BTW. This is the only non-shotgun ammo that I have thats plastic. Sorry for the bad pics but it is midnight. It runs great through a contender, not so much in an AR. The head stamp is REM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronoman Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 "a box" doesnt help us figure quantity either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronoman Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 "A Box" would be 20 rds...for under $7 us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 This is the only non-shotgun ammo that I have thats plastic. Sorry for the bad pics but it is midnight. It runs great through a contender, not so much in an AR. The head stamp is REM. I played with some of this stuff. The head stamp isn't who makes it though. They use someone else's brass. The selling point was the weight savings and ease of identifying different rounds. No little painted bullet tips anymore. I talked to some guys who ran several thousand through machine guns. There was a problem there. They think it was the heat but they weren't sure. And in an HK fluted chamber, it was just plain ugly. Neat idea but needs quite a bit of improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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