verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message wolf performance ammunition industry firearms headquarters placentia california usa area served worldwide website 1 wolf performance ammunition is a trademark associated with sporting supplies international ssi a corporation in the united states . the ammunition is mostly manufactured by tulskiy patronniy zavod tula cartridge plant in tula tula district russia . some .22 caliber rimfire ammunition is made by sk jagd und sportmunitions gmbh sk hunting and sporting ammunition of sch nebeck salzlandkreis saxony anhalt germany . contents 1 products 2 current events 3 potential problems with wolf ammunition 3.1 lacquer coating 3.2 steel jacketed bullets 4 see also 5 references 6 external links products edit wolf performance ammunition has several product lines which include wolf polyformance polymer coated steel cased civilian market hunting cartridge ammunition from russian factories . comes in a black box . wpa wolf performance ammunition military classic polymer coated steel cased military cartridge ammunition from russian factories . comes in a tan box with a camouflage pattern . wolf gold brass cased civilian market ammunition . unlike the steel cased ammunition the brass cased ammo is more easily reloadable . formerly made by prvi partizan it is now manufactured in taiwan . comes in a black box . wolf rimfire match grade .22 lr ammunition from germany and russia . comes in a black box . wolf shotshell shotgun ammunition with polymer hulled shells . .410 bore and 28 gauge crimson hulls 20 gauge yellow hulls target sport blue hulls shells are for skeet and target shooting . dove and quail red hulls and heavy dove and quail red hulls shells are for hunting small game birds . the latter has a heavier load of birdshot . pheasant orange hulls shells are for hunting medium game birds . water fowl black hulls steel shot shells are for hunting large game birds like ducks and geese . power opaque white hulls slug or buckshot shells are for deer and other large game animals . wolf performance primers wolf makes its own primers for loading or reloading centerfire cartridges . wolf performance gear & apparel wolf sells its own brand of gun carrying cases and clothing . unlike some suppliers of such bargain price ammo wolf uses newly manufactured rounds with non corrosive berdan and boxer type primers . russia is the world s largest source of 7.62 39mm ammunition which is used by the russian ak 47 and sks family of rifles as well as the ruger mini 30 . the examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject . you may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate . december 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message current events edit the tula cartridge plant and ulyanovsk machinery plant no longer manufacture cartridges for wolf . in 2005 2006 there was a shortage of 7.62 39mm 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 venezuela who had just adopted the ak 103 series of rifles and by the united states to supply the fledgling afghan army . 1 even so wolf s 7.62 39mm is available in standard full metal jacket configuration as well as hollow point and soft point bullet loads suitable for hunting . in 2007 2008 supplies of wolf steel cased .308 ammunition became increasingly rare and major distributors were completely sold out . citation needed this along with diminishing supplies of military surplus 7.62 51mm nato had driven .308 winchester prices to an all time high . this shortage is exacerbated by the strain of filling the afghan army order . as wolf catches up with demand new supplies will become available in the united states . when these new supplies hit the market it is unknown how much the prices will have increased . in 2010 2011 wolf discontinued the use of the red sealant used around the primer and case neck intended to keep moisture out and prolong shelf life . they received too many complaints from end users of a buildup from the red sealant on their firearms ; thus all new ammo produced from both plants will no longer have any red sealant . potential problems with wolf ammunition edit lacquer coating edit wolf no longer manufactures ammunition with a lacquer coating on the cartridge casing due to issues concerning lacquer coated steel cartridges becoming stuck in the chamber of a firearm after firing with difficulty in ejecting the spent cartridge afterwards . this appears to be more of a problem with cartridges with narrowly tapering walls e.g. .223 remington than those with rather steep case walls such as 7.62 39mm cartridges or pistol ammunition . this also does not seem to pose much of a problem for soviet or east bloc designed weapons that tend to have looser chamber clearances than western designed weapons . tests have shown that steel cased wolf cases do not obturate sufficiently to form a good gas seal against the chamber 2 when compared to brass cased ammunition . as a result when wolf cartridges are fired some of the combustion by products are deposited between the case and the chamber causing a buildup of carbon that is well in excess of normal . firing a brass case that does expand fully after using wolf ammunition without cleaning the gun first can result in the brass case being glued into the chamber by the carbon buildup . this issue has nothing to do with the lacquer coating vaporising or melting as has mistakenly been suggested . the problem is one of carbon deposition which creates the same end result i.e. ; a stuck cartridge that has jammed in the chamber . it is important to emphasise that wolf ammunition is perfectly safe to use because it conforms to all saami standards . however it is recommended that firearms be thoroughly cleaned after using wolf ammunition due to the increased rate of carbon buildup within the chamber . as mentioned in the previous paragraph the looser chamber dimensions of soviet designed weapons allow for more room during firing and extraction . soviet or east bloc weapons do not experience these problems . note all ammunition currently manufactured by wolf has polymer coated or brass cartridge cases and any obturation problems have been radically reduced . steel jacketed bullets edit in addition to using a steel casing certain types of wolf rifle cartridges use steel jacketed bullets which are often copper plated and cosmetically similar to standard copper jacketed bullets . the copper exterior of the bullet is approximately .005 inch thick with an underlying steel jacket of about 1 32 inch thick . this type of ammunition is labeled bimetal . indoor shooting ranges which often use backstops constructed of steel have accordingly widely prohibited steel jacketed and bimetal ammunition to prevent shooters from damaging their backstops as well as steel to steel contact from the round causing sparks which could ignite unburnt powder residue in the air . citation needed see also edit 7.62 54mmr 6.5 mm grendel 9 18mm makarov red army standard ammunition barnaul cartridge plant tula arms plant references edit us sets up 215m deal for afghan arms from russia http www.theboxotruth.com docs edu18.htm self published source external links edit wolf ammunition official site shooting wolf steel cased ammo in an ar15 the tula cartridge works russian retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wolf ammunition & oldid 744392671 categories ammunitioncompanies of russiaammunition manufacturershidden categories accuracy disputes from january 2015articles needing additional references from may 2008all articles needing additional referencesarticles with limited geographic scope from december 2010all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from october 2009articles with unsourced statements from july 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 22 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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