Have you heard about the Remington .223 Ammo recall?

Check your lot numbers: http://www.remington.com/~/media/Files/Safety/Remington-Safteywarningrecall-22362GrHPA.ashx

DO NOT USE REMINGTON .223 62 GR (MATCH) HOLLOW POINT AMMUNITION WITH LOT NOS. H03RAI, H04RDI, H16NAI OR H17NDI

Remington has determined that four (4) Lot Numbers of its .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition may have been improperly loaded. The four (4) Lot Numbers are identified above. Improper loading may cause a malfunction of the cartridge when the firearm is fired resulting in higher than normal pressures. This malfunction may result in damage to the firearm, serious personal injury or death.

DO NOT USE REMINGTON .223 62 GR (MATCH) HOLLOW POINT AMMUNITION WITH LOT NOS. H03RAI, H04RDI, H16NAI OR H17NDI

To identify if you have one of these Lots of ammunition:
• If you have a case of .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition the Lot Number is
stenciled on the outside of the case; and,
• If you have a box of .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition the Lot Number is
stamped on the inside flap of the box.

If you have any of this .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition, as identified above,
immediately discontinue use of this ammunition and contact Remington at the below telephone number.

Remington will arrange for the return shipment of your ammunition and upon receipt will send you
replacement ammunition at no cost to you. If you are unsure whether or not you have one or more of these Lots of ammunition or if you have mixed boxes of ammunition; please immediately discontinue the use of the ammunition and contact Remington at the below telephone number – we will replace this ammunition for you.

For any consumer questions or instructions on how to return of your .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition with one of the following Lot Numbers H03RAI, H04RDI, H16NAI OR H17NDI, please contact the Remington Consumer Service Department at 1-800-243-9700, Prompt #4.

The only Remington .223 Remington 62 Gr Hollow Point (Match) Ammunition affected by this recall has one of the following Lot Numbers H03RAI, H04RDI, H16NAI OR H17NDI . No other Lots or
ammunition is affected.

It's Me!2011-03-25T09:32:14Z

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Good lookin out. Thanks.

French Fry Hunter2011-03-25T13:56:27Z

Additional notices of interest.

In the April 2011 issue of The American Rifleman:

Pg 85...Product Safety Warning- DO NOT USE YOUR BUSHMASTER ACR RIFLE (might go machinegun on you)

Pg 86...Product Safety Warning-DO NOT USE REMINGTON 22 HORNET 45GR PSP AMMO lot nos. J29EAI, J29EBI. J30EBI, OR K01JDI (possible improper powder weights....too light)

Pg 87...Product Safety Warning-DO NOT USE YOUR REMINGTON VERSA MAX SHOTGUN. (Hammers out of spec resulting in property damage, serious injury or DEATH).

James2011-03-25T15:43:31Z

Does anyone have any idea when one would have been likely to purchase this ammo? I.e., what is the likelihood that you have some if you've been in a gun store buying ammo in the last x months?


I've been handloading .223 for a while and I'm frankly pretty impressed that it's even possible to overload this caliber.. unless they just used the wrong powder.

Mav2011-03-25T17:54:37Z

Yes,but thanks anyway for posting this,as more people will get to see it! I believe it's time to start bringing manufacturing back into our country! This kind of thing was unheard of a few years back!

Fatefinger2011-03-25T19:23:41Z

Found out about it an hour ago.

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