The Wolf Military Classic 9x18mm Makarov ammunition is Russian manufactured ammunition designed for the Makarov and other 9x18mm pistols that have become common in the West since the end of the Cold War.

The Wolf Military Classic line uses a non-reloadable steel case and Berdan primer. The case is coated with a polymer coating designed to ease extraction. The 95 grain bullet uses lead covered with a bi-metal jacket in the typical round nose Full Metal Jacket configuration.
The Wolf website lists the velocity as 1,033 feet per second. The information does not include how far from the muzzle the measurement was taken or the length of the test barrel.

The main selling point of Wolf ammunition is cost. This is some of the cheapest ammo you will find. The steel jacket and Berdan primers help keep the component costs down and the typically low prevailing wage in Russian factories also reduce costs when compared to U.S. or Western European manufactured ammunition.

Unfortunately, these savings do come at a price, and that price is substandard quality control and the subesquent reliaibility problems.

I'm a firearms instructor and I've had to specifically ban Wolf ammunition from my classes after seeing too many problems first-hand. In one class I ran two different students each had multiple problems with their pistols firing 9x18mm Wolf Ammunition. One student had a PA-63 pistol and the other had a Bulgarian 9x18mm Makarov. Both students had numerous failures to eject and extract and at one point we had to use a range rod from the muzzle end to drive a live round out of the chamber of the Makarov.

After this, and other, incidents I banned Wolf ammo from my classes. This was both for safety reasons and to be fair to the other students. The time I spend trying to fix a student's gun bound up from bad ammo is time taken away from the other students.

Between the steel cases, which can be hard on the extractor, and the substandard QC, I do not recommend Wolf Military Classic ammo for any purpose. Here are my other ammunition reviews.

Personal defense ammo for semi-auto pistols:

Winchester Ranger SXT RA9TA 9mm Luger 127 gr +P+ is a top defensive load

Federal C9BP 9x19mm 115 gr JHP is a great standard pressure defensive load

Winchester 9mm Luger 115 gr Silvertip is a good standard pressure load

Winchester .45 ACP JHP's for target shooting or self defense


Personal defense ammo for revolvers:

Speer .38 Special +P 135 gr GD SB - Ammo for snub revolvers

Winchester .38 Special +P 125 gr Silvertips are not for Werewolves

Winchester .38 Special 110 gr Silvertips is a good standard pressure load

Blazer .357 Magnum JHP's for inexpensive target shooting with Magnum Force

Economical target ammo:

9mm
Blazer 9mm pistol ammo: Blaze away with cheap bulk ammo for target practice

Winchester White Box 9mm 115 gr FMJ ammo is good, cheap target ammo

Remington UMC Mega Pak 9mm ammo is good bulk ammo

Blazer Brass 9mm 115 gr FMJ is good, cheap ammo for shooters on a budget

Sellier & Bellot 9mm Luger ammunition - An OK plinking round

Federal American Eagle 9mm 115 gr FMJ is good, economical bulk target ammo

Winchester White Box 9mm FMJ ammo is 50 rounds of good, cheap practice ammo

American Eagle 9mm 147gr FMJ FP for target shooting

Winchester Win Clean 9mm bulk ammo for lead free target shooting

American Eagle 9mm 147 gr TMJ ammo reduces the risk of heavy metal poisoning

.45 ACP

Blazer .45 Auto pistol ammo for 1911 pistols or other .45 ACP guns

American Eagle .45 Auto (.45 ACP) for the classic American 1911 pistol

The Winchester .45 ACP 230 gr FMJ load is a good budget ammo choice

Blazer Brass .45 ACP 230 gr ammo is good, inexpensive fodder for semi-auto pistols

American Eagle .45 ACP 230 gr TMJ ammo reduces toxic chemical exposure

9x18mm Makarov

9x18mm Makarov FMJ ammo by American Eagle for the pistol of the Russian Bear

.38 Special

American Eagle .38 Special 130 gr FMJ ammo for revolver shooters

American Eagle .38 Special 158 gr LRN: Good cheap ammo for revolver shooters

Winchester .38 Special FMJ Q4171 - You can do better

.22 LR

Winchester Super-X .22 LR target ammo for .22 plinking

Recommended: No