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To: WOBBLY BOB

Winchester recently issued an important product safety notice, recalling certain lots of Winchester 64gr Power-Point .223 Rem ammo. According to The Firearm Blog, “catastrophic failures destroyed a number of law enforcement AR15 type rifles.” That Blog cited LEO agency notices describing guns that suffered cracked uppers and bowed lowers after firing Winchester’s 64gr Power-Point .223 Rem ammo. Rifles built by three different manufacturers (Colt, Bushmaster, and Stag Arms), all sustained similar damage.

9 posted on 03/18/2011 7:34:18 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog

Wow... that must be some seriously wrong powder... to go ~that~ wrong. I wonder if somehow there might have been a mixup with faster pistol powder (like Win 231) or something.


10 posted on 03/18/2011 7:41:08 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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