Winchester M-22 Recall Notice

FYI...The M-22 I had in lot GD52L was 1,000rds I got back in May of 2013.

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I checked some of my stock and have a fair amount of the recalled ammo. I haven't been able to get through to Winchester yet. But I do not want a check, I want more ammo. And living in the soviet state of New York, they cannot ship ammo to me. And it is impossible to find locally. Plus, if I were inclined, I could sell this recalled ammo on the street for three or four times what the retail price is and what Winchester is likely to refund me. Not that I would do that.

I think I may try to weigh each round to see if I can find any over loaded ones in my boxes. I have access to a precision balance.
 
Since the hoarding started I put most of my .22 LR ammo in one box. Kinda surprised how much I had.:D
I only have one box of the M-22. Not in that lot. But the adventurer in me, the one who has run with scissors, kinda wants to shoot some. I mean, really, how much pressure can a double charged .22 LR produce?:eek:
Finally, a +P Rimfire.
Cool.:cool:
Guess I'm just a troublemaker.
Jim
 
P&R Fan said:
Since the hoarding started I put most of my .22 LR ammo in one box. Kinda surprised how much I had.:D
I only have one box of the M-22. Not in that lot. But the adventurer in me, the one who has run with scissors, kinda wants to shoot some. I mean, really, how much pressure can a double charged .22 LR produce?:eek:
Finally, a +P Rimfire.
Cool.:cool:
Guess I'm just a troublemaker.
Jim
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In a quality bolt action, you might get away with it. Same with a quality single shot. In the typical lever action, very iffy. In a semi-auto you are risking blowing the bolt back hard enough to damage the action, at the very least. In a pistol of any kind except a Contender-style single shot, you risk serious damage to your shooting hand, at the very least.

I'll pass, thank you.
 
P&R Fan said:
Since the hoarding started I put most of my .22 LR ammo in one box. Kinda surprised how much I had.:D
I only have one box of the M-22. Not in that lot. But the adventurer in me, the one who has run with scissors, kinda wants to shoot some. I mean, really, how much pressure can a double charged .22 LR produce?:eek:
Finally, a +P Rimfire.
Cool.:cool:
Guess I'm just a troublemaker.
Jim
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The 22LR case would rupture before anything else, and even if the action wasn't damaged it would have to vent the gases somewhere. In some actions, that venting would be in a direction that is very, very bad news for the shooter.
 
UPS picked up my recalled ammo today. Now I wait to see how long it takes to get the new stuff...

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I am curious if the ammo retailers will need to return their M-22 to Winchester or are the lot numbers printed on the outside of the shipping boxes?
 
I have 3500 rds of M22 and all are good, thanks for the notice. Shop guys didn't know anything about it...
 
Glad I saw this when I did! :eek:

I inventory all of my ammo in early Feb and would have been heated to have found out afterwards and had to do it again! :mad:

Luckily, all of my M-22 is GTG. :D
 
Whoever has recalled ammo, when did you purchase it? Is there a certain month these were made or sold?
 
I picked up a box of 500 yesterday... Not part of the recall!! Yay!


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My 500rd box has no lot stamp on the cover flap but inside the flap in ink is "1FE40M". I am guessing that is the lot number, right?
 
Rundover said:
My 500rd box has no lot stamp on the cover flap but inside the flap in ink is "1FE40M". I am guessing that is the lot number, right?
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It's normally imprinted on the black exterior of the left side (opening towards you) flap, sometimes hard to see unless you have the right light.
 
Rundover said:
My 500rd box has no lot stamp on the cover flap but inside the flap in ink is "1FE40M". I am guessing that is the lot number, right?
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Yes, I think that is an older box, before they started imprinting it on the flap. I have one of those also.
 
Has anyone received a refund from Winchester yet? I was told they would send me a check for retail value for one thousand rounds. I was wondering how much "retail value" is.

Ron
 
ronpurdy said:
Has anyone received a refund from Winchester yet? I was told they would send me a check for retail value for one thousand rounds. I was wondering how much "retail value" is.

Ron
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A buddy of mine had a thousand that was recalled. They offered him a check for $68. He finally talked them into just replacing the ammo.
 
Oh well just sent about 550-600 down range already.......opps
 
They're supposed to be replacing 1,000 rounds for me (which I sent back) but I haven't seen nor heard anything from them since the initial phone call...

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