New Remington Ammo Won't Fire!

“Just tried to fire off some brand new 30-06 ammo we purchased last night at Wally World. Several rounds wouldn't fire! We had this problem about five years ago with Winchester ammo and had started buying Remington. Anyone else encountered this? I wonder if WM will refund ammo purchases when the box has been opened?”

“No returns on ammo, whoever you are. Try another brand or try firing the Winchesters from another 30-06.”

“I can assure you, i am SC :) the same old same old.”

“damn that Obamo. Already screwing with our ammo”

“my advice don't buy ammo, but not really the best advice because alot of people don't want to reload there own, so other advice would be don't buy ammo from walfart”

“Oh no, I know what this is all about. The chinese are planning to attack and they are leaving out all the powder they sell us through walmart.”

“Those cheap Chinese bullets probably have lead in them so you might want to be careful.”

“you know it is all of that silly libbies Clitons fault.”

“Sounds like a great way to cut the murder rate.”

“i'm so friggin confussed...now SC has a gun?

if the ammo you bought doesn't work then just throw it in your fire place”

“Spirit Coyote with a weapon??

YOW!!”

“Funny to see this thread today. I have a box of Remington Core Lokt (bought last December), .30-30, that I've had two rounds where the bullet has actually pushed part way into the casing. Happened to one last weekend, and again this morning. I'm going back to Federal Fusion ammunition. Too, bad that brand is hard to find in my area.
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“Try growing some spitit coyote.:)”

“maybe you put the bullets in backwards.”

“that I've had two rounds where the bullet has actually pushed part way into the casing

How could that get past QC? I've always been told that that the extra pressure caused by bullet setback could cause a KaBoom. If it's coming that way from the factory, and someone gets hurt, then I would think that would be very bad news for the manufacturer.”

“How could that get past QC? I've always been told that that the extra pressure caused by bullet setback could cause a KaBoom. If it's coming that way from the factory, and someone gets hurt, then I would think that would be very bad news for the manufacturer.”
Mutt
2:21:11 PM
11/07/08

Hence the reason I'm going with another brand. It may have been just a bad box of ammo, but I'm not going to chance it.”

“does it have to have happened in the factory?...couldn't that be caused during shipping, storing, or even after it was bought?”

“It happened after/while I loaded it into my rifle. Scary stuff.

These weren't reloads either.
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“good point”

“How do you know that lumberzac?”

“Lever action?”

“How do you know that lumberzac?”
Mutt
2:28:15 PM
11/07/08

Because I would have noticed the short bullet when loading it into my rifle. I noticed it immediately after ejecting it. Good thing I didn't have a buck walk out in front of me with that cartage loaded.

Nonconformist, it's a tube magazine pump. Savage 170”

“Try contacting Remington and make sure you give them the lot number, etc from the box. There would have been a recall notice if they were aware of a problem so it could be something on your end.”

“How many times have they been loaded and unloaded? Have you fired the gun when the magazine was fully loaded?”

“From this box, probably 6 or 7 times. I bought at the end of hunting season last year.

I do try to rotate the 4 cartridges I load, so I'm not always loading the same ones all the time.

And yes I have fired the rifle with it fully loaded.
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“never mind I read your post wrong.
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“If you can't find the Fusion, try the Hornady LeveRevolution ammo. 6 or 7 times is probably way too much, especially if the gun has been fired with them in the mag as well. (PS, I'm no expert either, but if I had to guess.....)”

“�Funny to see this thread today. I have a box of Remington Core Lokt (bought last December), .30-30, that I've had two rounds where the bullet has actually pushed part way into the casing. Happened to one last weekend, and again this morning. I'm going back to Federal Fusion ammunition. Too, bad that brand is hard to find in my area.

just another reason to reload your own, I've never bought preloaded ammo and never will”

“Sure it is the ammo and not a light strike on the primer?

Does the primer have a good deep dimple in it?”

““Oh no, I know what this is all about. The chinese are planning to attack and they are leaving out all the powder they sell us through walmart.”
hyway
9:33:19 AM
11/07/08
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“Those cheap Chinese bullets probably have lead in them so you might want to be careful.”
Nonconformist
9:37:31 AM
11/07/08

Yo guys are going to have to keep up with the news.
No more lead, they have MELAMINE instead of powder AND Lead”

“Yeah, they need the lead to paint the toys.”

“chocolate tipped rounds?”

“mmmmm chocolate tips...”

“Darn....and I just bought 2 boxes of shotgun shells from WallyWorld a few months ago. Hope they fire....or I'm outta luck. :o(”

“Its no fun shootin' stuff when it don't work right :(”

“nothing fires around here either.”

“If this happened on two separate occassions, with two separate manufacturers of ammo, I am guessing you might have a firing pin problem.

Have you had a gun smith examine it?”

“not yet, but thats my next step.”

“I don't reload shotgun shells stanlee and have never had any problems with them yet no matter where I buy them from.”