Wolf, Tula, and Brown Bear 5.56 NATO?

[Fatgunman]

I have a ruger ranch rifle 581 series and was wanting to buy the cheapest ammo that still goes bang to take to the desert in January, I was wanting to get like 1000 rounds to make it worth the 100 mile journey to Barstow. Has anyone used this ammo in their mini 14 581 series, are there a lot of problems with this ammo, should I save a little more and buy surplus

[Dhena81]

You'll be fine steel case ammo issues are way overblown the mini won't have a problem.

[WiKDMoNKY]

Buy now, before it sells out, if it isn't already!

http://www.slickguns.com/product/wolf%C2%AE-223-556x45-mm-remington-55-grain-fmj-1000-rounds-199-or-189-15-gift-card

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[tom burns]

That's all I shoot works great 500 + rounds no problems

[N_S]

I have a 581 series Mini and I shoot a LOT of steel through it.

There is only one problem that comes up. With some of my mags if they're loaded with the black polymer coated stuff and you release the bolt, it will dig in and jam before the bolt will go into battery. From what I'm seeing the surface on those cases is so rough that they're binding up against each other and stopping the bolt from cycling forward.

It's not that much of a problem actually, remember that on a Mini-14 the bolt carrier, gas piston, charging handle and forward assist are all the same part. Give the charging handle a push and it feeds the stuck round, then it cycles all 10 rounds without any more hiccups. I haven't had this problem with brass-cased ammo, Golden Tiger, Silver Bear or Brown Bear which have a much slicker surface, which is why I think it's an issue with them binding up.

[Mossy Man]

Mini-14 will eat it.

Mine has eaten thousands of Tula/brown bear/wolf

[drifts1]

My circa 1998 Mini didn't like the old lacquer coated wolf, casing would get stuck. Went to brass only after. Might have to give the newer stuff a try.

[Mossy Man]

My circa 1998 Mini didn't like the old lacquer coated wolf, casing would get stuck. Went to brass only after. Might have to give the newer stuff a try.

mine is a 2002ish 196.

to be fair, i've only fired maybe 300 of the lacquer coated stuff (brown bear)

most of it is tula polymer coated

[SoCalXD]

Buy now, before it sells out, if it isn't already!

http://www.slickguns.com/product/wolf%C2%AE-223-556x45-mm-remington-55-grain-fmj-1000-rounds-199-or-189-15-gift-card

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/c...cjadv=CJTSGUSA

Only problem with that deal is it doesn't ship until six days AFTER the election... assuming the freeways will be clear of those trying to flee the cities, UPS will likely be having problems on the local roads with the Army road blocks, Communist riots ans zombie lootings... Id say pay a few bucks more and get it in your bomb shelter before the AFLCIO sends its goon army into the streets. YMMV