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Old 01-04-2007, 23:50 PM   #17 (permalink)
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The only other problem I had was while I was doing a lot of rapid fire with my HBAR (See avatar) using Wolf ammo. This is steel case and a case stuck in the chamber. Busted my cleaning rod trying to get it out. Had to use a solid steel rod to pop it out. I am slowly using up my Wolf ammo one magazine every time I go shooting. It's ok to target shoot with, but I sure don't want to stake my life on it!!!!!!!!!!! I certainly don't think this problem would have happened with brass cased ammo......
Oh yeah, don't use Wolf ammo. The steel case expansion is a problem, so is the shiny stuff on the outside of the case. It melts or at least get sticky after the chamber gets sufficiently hot. And it may even coat your chamber to render it problematic even if you use regular ammo in the future.
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