Weapon Blog – by Aaron SpulerOlin 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.
DO NOT USE WINCHESTER® M*22™ 22 Long Rifle RIMFIRE AMMUNITION WITH LOT NUMBERS GD42L or GD52L. The ammunition Lot Number is imprinted (stamped without ink) on the left tuck flap of the 500-round carton as indicated here. The 1000-round intermediate carton does not have a Lot Number.
To determine if your ammunition is subject to this notice, review the Symbol Number and Lot Number. If it is Symbol Number S22LRT with a Lot Number containing GD42L or GD52L immediately discontinue use and contact Winchester toll-free at 866-423-5224 or visit http://www.winchester.com/Product-Service/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx for free UPS pick-up of the recalled ammunition.
This notice applies only to Symbol Number S22LRT with Lot Numbers GD42L and GD52L. Other Symbol Numbers or Lot Numbers are not subject to this recall.
If you have any questions concerning this 22 Long Rifle rimfire ammunition recall please call toll-free 866-423-5224, write to Winchester (600 Powder Mill Road, East Alton, IL 62024 Attn: S22LRT Recall), or contact Winchester Customer Support online.
Source: http://www.winchester.com/library/news/Pages/s22lrt-recall.aspx
thanks for posting this. I don’t have any Winchester .22, but I will pass it around. Hell, it is almost impossible to find any .22, imagine if your supply is recalled. Good luck replacing it. 🙁
Ya mean that there is still 22 shells out there? The only 22 shells that I have seen or have heard people talk of is those bird shot ones, the 22 mags, or the 22 shorts. 🙁
Im not sure I would trust this to be true, Is it another way to get more 22 off the shelfs at home? or out of the stores
Sorry I just don’t trust anyone anymore , gee I wonder why
Very easy to determine a double powder charge, weigh them on a gr. scale , if one weighs out more weight than the majority then you have ONE with a double hit of powder..I wouldn’t send the entire box back for a few of them that might be double hits, But that’s me and Im a reloader and have the equipment to determine if there are any that have more then their share of powder just by weighing them..
still don’t trust em
Doesn’t surprise me. I just bought 500-64gr .224 cal Winchester Power Point bullets that had a 25% reject rate. Winchester ammo quality has fallen to third world levels with a price that equals government contract over charging.
Thanks for the posting, NWO.
They were hard to come by here for a while, and they jacked the price up pretty good, but they’ve made quite a comeback in the last few months.
Still, one can never have TOO much ammo, imo.
#1,
get that .22 while you can. We still cant get it here. Bass Pro has it sometimes, but it is 70 miles away. Even Academy cant get it. They do have .223 and .308, but it is the high end stuff.
We have another gun show in a couple weeks, but they are selling ammo at crazy prices.