4 Dec 01

I just completed a Rifle/Shotgun Course in Atlanta, GA last weekend. One of my students was using a Robinson Arms RA-96. Despite my recommendation against it, he had a large quantify of Wolf 223 ammunition he wanted to use.

As his rifle got hot during a high-volume exercise, a case stuck in the chamber, and he was forced to stop firing. We had to knock it out with a cleaning rod. This is a common problem with Wolf Ammunition.

Shortly thereafter, as he continued to use this ammunition, the sear broke, and his rifle was thereafter out of action for the duration. He had to borrow a rifle to finish the course. I'm sure it can be easily fixed, but, in the short term, the rifle was unusable.

This is typical for Wolf ammunition. If one uses it in his 223 rifle, cases will stick and parts will break. Not recommended.

During the shotgun portion, another student was using PMC 12ga slugs. They consistently stuck in his chamber and refused to extract. Same result in other shotguns. They are not on the recommended list either.

/John

4 Dec 01

I had dinner Saturday evening with a friend who manages law enforcement sales for a large handgun manufacturer. Some news from their repair shop:

A pistol was sent to them from a customer. The barrel was ruptured; the slide was bulged, and the frame was cracked. The entire pistol was toast. The only things salvageable were a few small parts. Along with the ruined gun, the customer sent a mostly full box of ammunition, presumabely the ammunition which caused the damage.

It was a bright orange, fifty-round box of 357SIG, and it was clearly labeled,

"BUBBA'S BAD ASS RELOADS"

They all had a good laugh. The "manufacturer" is in Texas.

Lesson: Anyone who would put "Bubba's Bad Ass Reloads" in a perfectly good pistol is probably not much brighter than Bubba!

/John