Winchester M-22 Recall Notice

[Faulkner]

I guess Winchester/Olin could always repackage it as .22LR +P.

 

[Manhattan]

I guess Winchester/Olin could always repackage it as .22LR +P.

My thoughts exactly...Next thing you know this stuff will be in high demand.
I couldn't resist that one...lol

 

[ejeli]

Just finished my second box of Winchester 333 from Cabela's. Had eight more cases rupture in my 617. All but two were in different chambers. Don't think they were double charged, appears to be more of a issue of defective brass. In my MP22 the recoil was noticably different for some rounds but never noticed a ruptured case.
The lot numbers on the second box read E128310 ---RCLR94----K7526.
Don't have the numbers from the first box.
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[cardens]

Here's a "loaded" question...

I bought 2,000 rounds from Cabela's last year, that are marked with the recalled lot numbers. What do you think they will offer when I call tomorrow and tell them I live in NY?
Think 'replacement' will be an option?

 

[Robotech]

Remington had a recall on the Thunderbolts awhile back, but considering the quality problems I've found with the Goldens, I'm surprised they weren't recalled as well.

Poor crimps, as bad or worse than any of the Thunderbolts I've seen, to the point where you could easily pull the bullet out of the case with your fingers, and leading to feeding problems because the bullets wouldn't stay straight.

A high percentage of bad primmer failures.

Both low and high powder charges.

Ruptured cases, probably from some of those high charges.


These issues were found to varying degrees between different lots and bulk packages. For example, the crimps were a bit better in some packages, but none were what I would call good.


Yes, I reported this to Remington along with the lot number of the worst offenders. I've received no response at all.


The only good thing was that they were somewhat more available, at least for awhile, and noticeably better than the Thunderbolts.

 

[s&wchad]

Thanks for the heads up. I have two boxes that were purchased from Cabela's last July that are lot # 2GD52L.

I'm not sure if they're part of the recall, but it sounds like they might be. This is from the notice:


I have a call in to Winchester and will report back.

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Added 11:30am

Bad news, good news...

I just got off the phone with Olin Corp. and my ammo (lot # 2GD52L) is part of the recall.

They're having UPS deliver a return label to my home tomorrow and pick up the ammo. I won't need to take it to a UPS hub.

They offered a refund or replacement and I chose the replacement. I need to provide them some information by email so they can ship the replacement ammo to my home, but I was told to expect it in about a week and a half.

Thanks again for posting this warning. It's a bit of a hassle, but it would be a lot worse if I was injured or damaged one of my guns shooting the stuff. .22's are small, but they generate around 20,000 PSI and a potential double charge is nothing to take lightly.

I received my replacement ammo yesterday, just short of six weeks after I returned the recalled 1000 pack.