Thursday, February 28, 2019

Winchester has a recall on some .38 Special ammo

Olin Winchester, LLC (“Winchester”) is recalling three (3) lots of 38 Special 130 Grain Full Metal Jacket centerfire ammunition.

Symbol: USA38SPVP

Lot Numbers: KF21, KL30 and KM52

Winchester has determined the above lots of 38 Special ammunition may contain incorrect powder charges. Ammunition with excessive powder charges may cause firearm damage, rendering it inoperable, and subjecting the shooter and bystanders to a risk of serious personal injury or death.

DO NOT USE WINCHESTER® 38 SPECIAL 130 GRAIN SYMBOL USA38SPVP WITH LOT NUMBERS KF21, KL30 or KM52. The ammunition Lot Number is ink stamped inside the right tuck flap of the 100-round carton as indicated here. The symbol is printed above the UPC bar code.
Contact information for Winchester at the link





2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the heads up. I recall purchasing some Winchester 100 rd. economy packs at a local Wal-Mart last year. I will need to check and see if it is the bad lot of ammunition.

You may have saved a gun - much appreciation sir.

Anonymous said...

Well, big relief - it wasn't Winchester ammunition, it was Remington. Awesome.