223 Wolf Cases

Bucksnort1 · February 16, 2015, 03:41 PM

How 'bout some short replies on reloading Wolf 223.

**Unclenick** · February 16, 2015, 03:55 PM

If you are talking about steel cases, I recommend you don't do it. On another forum we had a guy who had reloaded the much lower pressure steel .45 Auto cases, only to discover a ring of pitting all around the inside breech end of his chamber. It was gas cutting from leaks in the cases where they had cracked near the base during resizing. Steel just isn't malleable enough to withstand much by way of resizing after its initial use. I value my gun's chamber, so I wouldn't even consider trying it at rifle pressures.

the led farmer · February 16, 2015, 03:59 PM

brass boxer primed? get some

steel boxer primed? you can, not without pitfalls and really why?

steel berdan primed? no so much

Shootest · February 16, 2015, 05:41 PM

When LC and other headstamps are so available and so inexpensive, why bother?

Bucksnort1 · February 16, 2015, 11:50 PM

I should have given more information. Cases are boxer primed, brass and primers are brass.

Here is another question. What's the difference between .223 brass with a head stamp of Winchester and cases with a head stamp of WCC. I know WCC is Winchester Cartridge Corp but is there any difference in the cases. All are brass with boxer primers.

**Unclenick** · February 17, 2015, 09:56 AM

WCC is mil spec.

Bucksnort1 · February 17, 2015, 02:13 PM

Unclenick, so may I assume the primers are crimped in the pockets.

Shooter2675 · February 18, 2015, 06:59 PM

I would assume so.

John

February 16, 2015, 03:41 PM	#1
Bucksnort1 Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2013 Location: Littleton, Colorado Posts: 1,121	223 Wolf Cases How 'bout some short replies on reloading Wolf 223.

February 16, 2015, 03:55 PM	#2
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,063	If you are talking about steel cases, I recommend you don't do it. On another forum we had a guy who had reloaded the much lower pressure steel .45 Auto cases, only to discover a ring of pitting all around the inside breech end of his chamber. It was gas cutting from leaks in the cases where they had cracked near the base during resizing. Steel just isn't malleable enough to withstand much by way of resizing after its initial use. I value my gun's chamber, so I wouldn't even consider trying it at rifle pressures. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

February 16, 2015, 05:41 PM	#4
Shootest Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2011 Location: Just outside Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 722	When LC and other headstamps are so available and so inexpensive, why bother? __________________ The private ownership of firearms is an American Heritage. Anyone who disputes that is Anti-American and unpatriotic. NRA Life Member

February 17, 2015, 09:56 AM	#6
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,063	WCC is mil spec. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

February 18, 2015, 06:59 PM	#8
Shooter2675 Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2013 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 382	I would assume so. John __________________ "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln

February 16, 2015, 03:59 PM	#3
the led farmer Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2012 Location: so cal Posts: 246	brass boxer primed? get some steel boxer primed? you can, not without pitfalls and really why? steel berdan primed? no so much

February 16, 2015, 11:50 PM	#5
Bucksnort1 Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2013 Location: Littleton, Colorado Posts: 1,121	I should have given more information. Cases are boxer primed, brass and primers are brass. Here is another question. What's the difference between .223 brass with a head stamp of Winchester and cases with a head stamp of WCC. I know WCC is Winchester Cartridge Corp but is there any difference in the cases. All are brass with boxer primers.

February 17, 2015, 02:13 PM	#7
Bucksnort1 Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2013 Location: Littleton, Colorado Posts: 1,121	Unclenick, so may I assume the primers are crimped in the pockets.