winchester ammo?

Question

I have purchased 7 boxes of the Supreme Silvertips for 220 Swift to shoot in my Cooper rifle. Am attempting to group a pattern, and I am not having any luck in doing so. One shell, from the first box will not even chamber. I am very unhappy with this ammo, and wish to return it to you for a fresh supply. Please give instructions as to where these bullets should be sent.
Don Buffalow -e-mail address: [e-mail]
Phone Number 580 628-3606

Answer 1

First off Cooper is a custom rifle made in Montana.
They are high quality rifles, designed for premium ammo or the custom reloading in mind.

I my self have had problems with Winchester ammo.
My son took one of my rifles out to play and bought 250 rounds of Winchester ammo.
My son did not notice it at the time and brought me the cases to reload, upon inspection of the cases I found, Out of the 250 rounds only 5 of the cases did not rupture on the sides of the case.
I e-mailed Winchester with a complaint that such defective cases could damage the chamber of a weapon.
Winchester responded that the have not manufactured weapons or ammo for many years, that all weapons and ammo is manufactured by the subcontractors ( meaning the cheapest bidder ) and was not responsible for the quality of these subcontractors, Winchester offered to send me a gift certificate for 250 more rounds free of charge.
My response to Winchester was no thank , I will not ever buy or shoot your cheap defective ammo even if it were free.

Now do understand why Winchester went out of business.

I would recommend you use premium ammo or reload for this weapon.
You don’t wont to damage a Custom weapon.
I would return the ammo to the store that you bought it from, and get Better ammo.

Answer 2

Start by checking the obvious things. Is the barrel of the rifle clearly marked "220 Swift"? Is the Winchester ammo box marked 220 Swift? How far does the bolt close on the ammo? Is the chamber of the rifle clean? Is there anything stuck in the throat/lead of the rifle?

Once I had a 257 Roberts that would not chamber some long bullets because there was a short lead before the bullets contacted the lands. You may want to have a gunsmith check it out before returning the ammo.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Another vote for winchester ammo=garbage.

I have an antique (~1925) Remington Model 10 12ga pump, and it does NOT like Winchester shells. Sure, it will shoot them, but will not shuck them, period. After about a half hour with a screw driver I finally got the spent shell out. Let me tell you, this will really ruin a turkey hunt.

I ran about a dozen Remington shells through it no problem... then some Federals... also no problem.

Just for kicks, I thought I'd try those Winchester shells in my Mossberg 835. A few shucked ok, but I still had more stovepipes than were acceptable.

The verdict? Winchester is junk.

Answer 4

Sounds like you have a head space problem with your firearm. I would use a bore light and lookd down your bore closely for obstructions. The tolerances that modern ammo is loaded to will fit in any firearm. A build up of oil and dirt will keep the round from properly chambering.

Answer 5

That's Winchester ammo for ya. Sorry but I'm sure you can't return them, UNLESS they were sealed when you bought them, and the seal hasn't been broken. Most places won't return ammo because of the fact that it could have been reloaded.

Answer 6

Can you take it back to the store? ACooper rifle is new to me,where are they made and could it be the rifle's tolerances are too tight or being from the european nation really be chambered for a metric shell

Answer 7

You would return them to whoever you bought them from. Shipping them to some random person is probably not a good idea.

Incidentally, publishing your phone number and email online is usually a *very* bad idea!

Answer 8

most ammo places will not accept returns especially if you ordered them online or from a magazine

Answer 9

Just burn them.