Olin Corporation, through its Winchester Division, is recalling one (1) lot of its 5.56mm M855 62 Grain PENE centerfire rifle ammunition.
Lot Number: WCC10M106-004
DO NOT USE WINCHESTER® SYMBOL NUMBER ZGQ3308 LOT NUMBER WCC10M106-004 5.56mm M855 62 GRAIN PENE AMMUNITION. The ammunition Symbol Number and Lot Number are ink stamped on the outside of the 900-round shipping container, and on the outside of the 30-round carton as indicated here:
To determine if your ammunition is subject to this notice, review the Symbol Number and Lot Number. If it is Symbol Number ZGQ3308 and Lot Number WCC10M106-004 immediately discontinue use and contact Winchester toll-free at 866-423-5224 for free UPS pick-up of the recalled ammunition. Upon receipt of your recalled ammunition, Winchester will ship replacement ammunition directly to you.
This notice applies only to Symbol Number ZGQ3308 with Lot Number WCC10M106-004. Other Symbol Numbers or Lot Numbers are not subject to this recall.
If you have any questions concerning this 5.56mm M855 ammunition recall please call toll-free 866-423-5224, write to Winchester (600 Powder Mill Road, East Alton, IL 62024 Attn: 5.56mm M855 Recall), or visit our website at www.winchester.com.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
http://www.winchester.com/library/news/Pages/product-recall-556mm-m855.aspx
In today’s current political, and economic, conditions….
I would be leery of any ammo recalls.
(Unless they’re going to replace it, at their expense.
They ship the replacement first, then return
their questionable product.)
Wouldn’t it be better to pull the projectile,
save the propellant for “something else”… Then reload.
Sure much work…but it keeps it in “OUR” hands.
yes, Paraclete, I was thinking the same thing. Who owns Olin, and is this an attempt to recover ammo that’s already in the hands of the people?
If that’s the case, they would probably try for the most prevalent rounds out there. I don’t know how many of these were sold, but I’ll guess that most .223 is sold to Patriots.
Wouldn’t it be great if they intentionally made a mistake on the billions of hollow-point rounds they made for the Government?