Ammo Recall - Hornady LeverEvolution

[Desk Jockey]

Lot 3060134 30-30 Ammo

Hornady Mfg Company ballisticians have determined that some cartridges from Lot # 3060134 may be under loaded . An under loaded cartridge may result in a bullet remaining in the barrel after firing, causing an obstruction. Firing a second shot with a barrel obstruction from the first shot, will cause firearm damage and may cause personal injury to the shooter and bystanders.

DO NOT USE HORNADY LEVEREVOLUTION™ 30-30 WIN. LOT #3060134.
The lot number can be found printed on the underside of the box label.

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I was about to go try out the four boxes that I recently bought. Every one of them is from this lot number......

 

[Cosmoline]

Um, you mean like the one I have marked Lot # 3060134?

Do I win a prize?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yep, you're a winner too.

The 800 number they list just tells you call back on a weekday during business hours. The dealer I bought these boxes from doesn't have any more in stock, so he can't trade me for a different lot. Guess I won't get to try this stuff for a while.

 

[hksw]

Um, you mean like the one I have marked Lot # 3060134?

Did you buy lottery tickets today?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Got my replacement ammo from Hornady today. Not bad, only 10 calendar days from calling it in to having new ammo in hand. All shipping was pre-paid by Hornady.

NOW, maybe I can go try this stuff out. Plan to sight in at the range soon and hopefully use it to fill a doe tag in October.

 

[texascarl]

Thanks for posting this info, of the 3 boxes I had in the safe 1 was from the 'bad' lot. The folks at Hornady fixed me right up.

 

[Cosmoline]

Sportsman's Warehouse initially put up a fuss, but once I got to the actual manager of the gun section they knew about the recall and immediately gave me my money back.

 

[Manedwolf]

Irony. A round designed to let you use a pointed tip in a tubular magazine without firing the primer of the round in front of it, and it turns out it can seriously injure you in ANOTHER way.

 

[Cosmoline]

Well any squib load can injure you. I always make a point of listening to the bang, factory ammo or no.

 

[jeepmor]

Just reload em

If I had any of that lot, I'd disassemble the rounds, dump their powder into my lawn for fertilizer and put something else under it.

jeepmor

 

[jeepmor]

Just reload em

doh, dbl post

 

[Sig245]

My first post! Just a thank you for posting that info about the Hornady ammo. I checked my batch and it was not the batch number you listed.

 

[Grizzley Adams]

dang you thought they would have known better,i think it is because they rely to much on machienes now a days.wonder how many folks have used this ammo and got one jammed in the barrel.and if they fired a second shot wich caused damage will the ammo company replace or repair the firearm for them?

 

[mainebear]

Thanks for the post. Yep, I've got two boxes of the things myself. Isn't progress a wonderful thing!