y is my 223 not ejecting shells????

[mrfishy34]

i ahve been shooting my 223 with winchester jhp 45 grain. but i got like 500 rounds of wolf remington 55 grain hallow. and i shot like a box and a half off no prob, but the last couple shells it wont eject u have to pull real hard for it to. and i did some cleaning. not alot but alittle. and put some oil in it. my gun is a 223 savage. got any suggestions. thnks

i forgot to mention they are metal jacket shells. if that makes a difference.

[UncleNorby]

Clean the chamber well. Get out all crud, and do not apply oil. They should extract just fine, but you'll probably have the problem again before long. From what I have heard, wolf ammo is or was coated with lacquer or something, and it just gums everything up after a while.

[pkfd7535]

the shiny coat on the wolf stuff is some form of laquer that when heated just gums the gun up so yes get a military chamber brush for like a m16 (nice thing about 223 ) and clean the chamber well and stay away from wolf ammo /yuck !

[ir655]

I used some Barnaul ammo for my fathers Remington 742 in 30-06. They are also coated in laquer which is bad news for any gun except military ones. The first round I fired went off and the shell got stuck in the chamber and would not come out. I broke a rod trying to get it out. Finally I took it to a gunsmith and he got it out after breaking his rod!

So, stay away from these russian made rounds unless you have a AK47 or M16 or AR-15..

[mrfishy34]

ok. thanks for ur information. y do they put a laquer on it.

[frizzellr]

y do they put a laquer on it.

Rust prevention.

[ir655]

ORIGINAL: frizzellr

Rust prevention.

Yep, I believe they use steel instead of brass?