Winchester 223 Ammo Recall

[swinokur]

Issued 3-1-11

http://www.winchester.com/library/news/Pages/News-ProductWarningandRecall.aspx

PRODUCT WARNING AND RECALL NOTICE
WINCHESTER® RANGER® LAW ENFORCEMENT 223 Remington 64 Grain Power-Point®

3/1/2011


Olin Corporation, through its Winchester Division, is recalling six (6) lots of its RANGER® 223 Remington 64 Grain Power-Point® (PP) centerfire rifle ammunition (Symbol Number RA223R2).

Lot Numbers (last four characters): DK01, DK11, DK21, DK31, DK41, and DK51

 

[Fullboar]

Federal 80 grain Power-Shok Recall

http://www.federalpremium.com/pdf/243AS_ProductWarning.pdf

Issued 9/6/11

POWER-SHOK™ .243 Win PRODUCT WARNING
FEDERAL PREMIUM AMMUNITION 900 BOB EHLEN DRIVE ANOKA, MN 55303 PHONE 763.323.2300 Toll Free: 1-800-322-2342
Several lots of Federal Power-Shok™ .243 Win 80-grain soft point ammunition
(product number 243AS) may contain incorrect propellant.
Use of product from this lot may result in firearm damage and/or personal injury.
DO NOT USE LOT NUMBERS ENDING IN:
5T561, 5T562, 5T563, 5T564, 5T565 and 5T566
The lot number can be found on the bottom of individual boxes or on the side panel of
the 10 box case. Examples:
THIS WARNING APPLIES ONLY TO THE LOTS LISTED ABOVE.
If you possess ammunition from this lot number, or have questions concerning this
warning, please contact us at 1-800-831-0850 or 1-800-322-2342 and ask for Product
Service.
Federal Premium will provide replacement product and will cover the cost of returning
the affected product.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

[RedBowTies88]

I just hard a .223 case blow completely in half in the chamber of my saiga. I think it was a federal but there were some winchesters mixed up into the pile i was using... hmmm