WWB Ammo problem...

[Donut]

I went to the range on Thursday night with a now box of 100 WWB .38 Special (130gr, FMJ) rounds. the first 50 shot beautifully. However, the third round in the second 50 wouln't load into the cylinder. My first thought was, "Oh crap, I messed up the cylinder!" then I took a deep breath and realized that it was that round.

So is one bad round (being out of spec from the factory, that's a pretty big deal, no?) worth contacting Winchester about? (It sounds dumb, but I've contacted companies about one missing taquito in a 36ct box and they've sent me a coupon for a free box. Hahaha.)

How should I dispose of the live round? I forgot to get rid of it at the range.

 

[chris in va]

It's some of the cheapest ammo around and they make literally millions of the stuff. No point in contacting Winchester over a slightly off round.

Throw it in the trash. Done.

 

[22-rimfire]

If it makes you feel any better, pull the bullet off the case and empty out the powder, burn the powder, or dispose of everything. They generally don't burn trash these days in case that is your concern.

 

[strat81]

Hold on to it for a few weeks and call/write/e-mail Winchester. If you have calipers, maybe send them the measurements. If you have the box, send the lot# if it has one.

They do make tons of that stuff, so I would chalk it up to a fluke.

 

[Bruce333]

I've been case checking all the WWB I buy before I shoot it. I find 1 out of about every 250 rounds that won't go in the gage all the way.

 

[DogBonz]

Contact Winchester

When I had a problem with wolf, they paid for my whole case. But in that instance, I had a bunch of ruptured cases from one lot

 

[Donut]

I sent them an email through their contact form. Who knows if I'll actually get any response. At the very least, I hope they actually read my email.

It just kinda sucks that the very first box of WWB ammo I buy had an issue. I had heard such good things about it. I suppose I could try the Remington UMC. It's cheaper, too.

 

[dfaugh]

I suppose I could try the Remington UMC. It's cheaper, too.

If you think the WWB has poor QC wait till you try Remington.

My buddy and I were testing a variety of .22 ammo, and ended up with a box of Federal that had a high %age of misfires, in several different guns....He sent a note to Federal, and they sent us an entire brick of the same stuff (which worked great). So it might be worth comtacting Winchester.

 

[hankdatank1362]

Stick with the WWB.

Oh, and taquitos are delicious.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

I suppose I could try the Remington UMC. It's cheaper, too.

If you think the WWB has poor QC wait till you try Remington.

Oh come on...those brass slivers you get in your fingers from UMC aren't THAT bad
WWB is the Taco Bell of cartridges (got me thinking about Mexican food now). I'd contact them anyway though. Couldn't hurt and you may score some free ammo.

 

[Donut]

WWB is the Taco Bell of cartridges

I just got over being sick from eating some bad Taco Bell... Kinda ironic.

 

[evan price]

FWIW, and Shhh... don't tell Winchester, but the last dozen boxes of WWB 9mm 100-rd packs I picked up at Wallyworld actually had 101 rounds in them! And no defects so far.