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Old August 18, 2009, 02:30 PM   #1
Draciron
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Winchester QC or lack there of

Anybody else having problems with Winchester products?

I shot off an old box of Winchester handgun rounds about 2 years ago and 1 in 10 were duds or misfired. They were about 5 years old so I figured it was age though Federal rounds the same age didn't have a single misfire or dud.

Shot off 3 boxes of Winchester .06 and got a dud in one of those boxes. Only factory round I've had not fire out of 1,000+ rounds I've put through it using a wide variety of brands. Even sometimes 40 yr old military surplus still not a dud in the several boxes of it I've fired. Out of the same batch of primers (me and my Dad went halfers on a box) he had a dud also.

Newer box of Winchester handgun rounds, 2 duds in a box of 50.

So far only misfire I've had with something I've loaded was you guessed it a Winchester primer. Could see the firing pin impression on it, but just went click. Put it back in and it fired the second time.

I'm getting to where I don't trust anything made by Winchester at this point.
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Old August 18, 2009, 02:50 PM   #2
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You shouldn't store them under water.

Try giving them a call or an email, I have great success with their products. In fact I don't think I ever had any factory dud with any brand.
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Old August 18, 2009, 03:11 PM   #3
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Have you contacted Winchester?

They did right by me.
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