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Winchester Recalls .22 Long Rifle Ammo WINCHESTER® 22 Long Rifle RIMFIRE AMMUNITION
Truth About Guns.Com ^ | January 30, 2014 | Chris Dumm

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 ...


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To: JRandomFreeper

Who would of thought then, what we know now.


41 posted on 01/31/2014 5:22:25 PM PST by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: PoloSec
Everything I bought for Y2K worked out well for me. The .22lr, the toilet paper (I just started buying again last year)....

Nothing wrong with buying and stocking up when stuff is available and cheap. ;)

/johnny

42 posted on 01/31/2014 5:28:39 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

I reload. Components have gone up but reloading 9mm is still cheaper and easier to find than .22 right now. If I weren’t feeling lazy I’d be down stairs putting some rounds together right now.

I have access to 7.62x39 but it’s not my favorite round to shoot.


43 posted on 01/31/2014 5:35:58 PM PST by dangerdoc (I don't think you should be forced to make the same decision I did even if I know I'm right.)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

Your talking about the Saiga Ak-47, and not the Saiga 12, right? I wanted to buy the Saiga 12 but decided against it.


44 posted on 01/31/2014 5:38:32 PM PST by Sawdring
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To: Sawdring
Your talking about the Saiga Ak-47

Yeah. I have a Savage pump for a shotgun. I wanted simple, idiot proof, tank-like reliability. I was not excited by what I read about the Saiga shotgun.

I have an AR & the Saiga AK. SHTF and I could only keep one it would be the AK. I love the 20 second field strip compared to the AR's cleaning, and its ability to fire cheap ammo reliably and get by with minimal half ass cleaning, among other things. Someone said the AK was designed for illiterate, drunken conscripts who fall down in the mud a lot. That's the carbine for me.

45 posted on 01/31/2014 6:05:33 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
I bought all the 22 & .556 my grand kids or I'll ever use long ways back and glad I did; trouble is I never shoot much of it up here hunting in Alaska.

I have bought some recalled ammo from Sportsmans for my 30-378. 180 grain Accubonds chron'ed over 3700 and I had the tightest bolt I've ever experienced. I called in lot number and Weatherby told me to send it to them, don't shoot anymore they said, ha ha.

46 posted on 01/31/2014 6:15:47 PM PST by Eska
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To: Starstruck

Stick with CCI. Winchester .22 is junk


47 posted on 01/31/2014 6:20:33 PM PST by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/ ?s)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

The .38 Super is a semi-rimless round, basically a very hot .38 ACP. It will not interchange with the .38 Special, but duplicates the 125 grain loading of the .357 Magnum.


48 posted on 01/31/2014 6:30:49 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: DJ Taylor

we have over a thousand rounds, guess I had better check the boxes.


49 posted on 01/31/2014 6:45:45 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: DJ Taylor

lots of .22 up here in Alberta, should go for a holiday heh.


50 posted on 01/31/2014 6:52:53 PM PST by Bulwyf
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To: Sawdring

ya, any authentic one, inaccurate as heck lol


51 posted on 01/31/2014 7:00:15 PM PST by Bulwyf
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To: eyedigress

I agree. I only buy CCI Stingers.


52 posted on 01/31/2014 7:02:42 PM PST by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: Moonman62

Somebody keeps buying them as soon as they come in and then takes them to the gun shows and triples the price. Arseholes.


53 posted on 01/31/2014 7:06:54 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: DJ Taylor

Thanks for the post. I just BCC’d everyone in my contacts that might have .22s.


54 posted on 01/31/2014 8:16:39 PM PST by logi_cal869
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To: SVTCobra03

The Winchesters screw up in my Marlin 22 and my Mosquito. The CCI Mags are flawless.


55 posted on 01/31/2014 10:16:37 PM PST by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/ ?s)
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To: DJ Taylor

http://www.winchester.com/library/news/Pages/s22lrt-recall.aspx


56 posted on 03/03/2014 7:25:16 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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