Is the problem the ammo or what?

[bryskee]

So I was shooting some Wolf ammo in my glock 17 and it was feeding like crap. Could it be the ammo or what? It didn't matter what clip I tried. Any other ammo I've shot has been fine. This time I was emptying the 32 rnd clip a little fast and things heated up and I've not done that with any other ammo, could that be the issue? Any thoughts, opinions or advice for me? Thanks in advance.

 

[Sapper771]

I have fired wolf through several different glocks without issues. What type of feeding issues were you having ? You can usually diagnose the problem by what the feeding issue is. Since you said that your other ammo cycled fine, I wouldnt beleive the issue to be with your glock. It could be the ammo , we all have ran into bad batches of ammo before.
I have read that some firearms do not like steel cased ammunitions. Some manufacturers of firearms state that firing steel cased ammunition through their firearms will void the warranty. I have never experienced a malfunction while firing wolf, but I have not shot wolf in high volumes. There are some firearms that are finicky, Glock really is not suppose to be one of them though.
I hope that you get everything worked out.

 

[bryskee]

I put the magazine in and trying to chamber it the ammo would not go in. Once a round would go in, I'd shoot and maybe 20,25 of the rounds went out of the clip fine but then it would not eject the casing. This happened a few different times after a few hundred rounds. Never had any issues with winchester ammo or brass casings, never shot the wolf ammo before. This was the first time.

 

[One-Time]

Magazine, not 'clip'

 

[ants]

The ammo or what?

My guess: Ammo

 

[fireman 9731]

Wolf has the reputation of being a dirtier than average ammo, even to point of fouling up chambers and extractors.

I say give it a good cleaning and see if that helps.

 

[benderx4]

I don't let Wolf near my guns. Dirty, nasty stuff. I think they use some kind of varnish on the steel casings that can really foul up your gun.

Russian Vodka and super models? Good to go. Russian ammo? Not so much.

 

[10X]

Wolff ammo has a reputation for bad feeding and extracting. It puts the brakes on a lot of guns. I won't use the stuff anymore for any reason.

 

[Lakeshore]

A simple fix might be the following, in order:

1. Try different ammo (other than Wolf)
2. Try different magazine
3. Inspect the extractor hook to make sure it doesn't need cleaning or replacing

 

[bryskee]

The glocks been fired about three times now and was bought new. I appreciate the suggestions! I'll try some of my other ammo and see what happens.