We ready boss.
Posted on 01/31/2014 2:11:18 PM PST by DJ Taylor
If you were one of the lucky few guys who found any .22 long rifle on the shelves in the last thirteen months, Winchester needs you to check your stockpile. It turns out they double-charged two lots of their M22 plinking/target ammo, and these accidental .22 Super-Duper Magnums can blow your gun up and ruin your chiseled, movie-star good looks. Make the jump for the recall details . . .
From Winchester’s Recall Page:
1/28/2014
Olin Corporation, through its Winchester Division, is recalling two (2) lots of M*22™ 22 Long Rifle 40 Grain Black Copper Plated Round Nose rimfire ammunition.
Symbol Number: S22LRT
Lot Numbers: GD42L and GD52L
Winchester has determined the above lots of 22 Long Rifle rimfire ammunition may contain double powder charges. Ammunition with double powder charges may subject the shooter or bystanders to a risk of serious personal injury and/or death, or cause firearm damage, rendering the firearm inoperable.
(Excerpt) Read more at thetruthaboutguns.com ...
Thanks for the post. Most of my 22LR are hollow point, but my last 1000 were Winchester 40 grain copper plated round nose, but not black, and were marked S22LRB.
Nearly 20 years ago, a dealer in South Georgia got in a bunch of Ruger model P89s (or some similar model) which had an extra .30 Luger barrel.
They were selling the model with the extra barrel for less than the ones with only one barrel. It did not make sense to me. I would have bought one but for some reason that Ruger model just doesn’t fit my hand at all.
double the charge-double your fun
I just went through my inventory. Every brick but one is Federal. The one Winchester is some 36 gr hp, so not the same stuff as in the recall. While I was there, I checked the price sticker on my Federal stock. $16.99 per brick. Not too bad compared to what places are asking for it these days.
The price tag at Walmart says $23 for 550 rounds of Federal but I’ve never seen any in stock.
I have a 38 special revolver. What is the difference with 38 special & 38 super?
My daughter used one of the Sig P2?? in 40 caliber when she was with the SFPD. Really liked it.
But it is heavy. I'm talking first-wife heavy... They made the springs sag on the car I was driving when I put those cases in the trunk.
/johnny
The .38 super is an automatic cartridge. It is identical on the outside to the old .38 auto but is loaded hotter. It has just a tiny rim on which it headspaces, at least in older guns. It was determined long ago that auto cartridges which headspace on the case mouth are more accurate so many modern .38 supers do just that.
The .38 special is a revolver cartridge, a very old one.
Interestingly there have been autos chambered for the .38 special and I bet there have been revolvers chambered for the .38 super. The .38 super is a little hotter than the .38 special.
Is there a certain model AK-47 a guy should buy or stay away from?
We ready boss.
Sigh. Yes. But I have forgotten most of what I learned when I was researching AKs. If you have a good local gun shop I'd go there an pick their brains as well as doing online research.
AKs are made all over the place. At the recommendation of a person at my local gun shop I bought (from another individual) a Saiga, made in Russia. Which is a AK platform but with a few small differences. Mostly where the trigger sits in relation to the magazine. Also, Saiga mags are more costly than standard AK mags. After a couple thousand rounds I can say I am quite satisfied with it. Damn thing is like a tank. Such a different animal than the AR.
But you can't beat a reliable carbine that shoots 123 or 154 grain rounds for 25¢. And field strips in 20 seconds (no exaggeration).
bkmk
Wait until the old boy beside you touches of a 300 Weatherby that had about 10 grains of 2400 under a full load of 4350. Even the Weatherby action couldn’t keep that bolt in. It was ugly, check your equipment folk’s!
I think the Finnish made Valmet are the nicest AKs ever made. They basically are more like sporting rifles than any other AK that I have heard of.
The Chinese Poly tech are excellent. Probably the Polish and Russian made ones are all good.
A tiny weld on the lip, and a bit of filing on the catch and AK magazines work just fine in your Saiga.
I had a Remington box of 7mm Remington magnum which I used in a model 700BDL.
The first round out of that box locked up the action. I had to beat it open with a block of wood. I phoned Remington to let them know but never could get anyone who cared. I got tired of making long distance phone calls and just quit.
It didn’t do any damage to the rifle but I figured a few more like it and it would. I probably still have what is left of that box somewhere but haven’t seen it in years.
I bought 3 bricks of 550 rounds at Walmart back in October. IIRC I paid less than $25 each.
So I've read. But in the big picture, who cares? I buy 5 mags at the higher price, but they (SGM) perform flawlessly. How many & how often do I have to buy mags? Once I get the number I want, I'm there.
I got some Promags made for the Saiga (cheaper than SGM) and they don't fit as well and I am having feed problems with them - so I'm back to the SGM. I want to know that my mags are 100% reliable. IOW, all of my practice is considered a dress rehearsal. No Rube Goldberging my firearms.
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