Bad 223 ammo

[Blackbear3]

I purchased three 400 round boxes of 40 gr BT .223 trophy grade ammo for a guided prairie dog hunt in 2021. Because of Covid the reservation was shut down to outsiders. I recently started shooting that ammo to finally go on a Pdog hunt and the first 5 rounds I shot from 1 of the boxes had pierced primers. I was using a Weatherby vanguard bolt action and I tried 6 other rounds from other manufacturers with no problems. I also fired ammo from the other 400 round boxes with no problem. Not sure if the primers are bad? I sent an email to Nosler but haven’t gotten a reply yet. Doug

 

[KinleyWater]

Sorry to hear about the bad ammo, and the cancelled hunt. Can't offer much more than that. Good luck with the customer service.

 

[AFG270]

Not good! Hopefully Nosler customer service gets back to you , soon!

 

[JD338]

Keep us posted on the response you get.

JD338

 

[Blackbear3]

Customer service sent me a mailing label and I returned the bulk box including the 5 with pierced primers. They are sending me 400 rounds, but no longer load the 40 gr BT. So I will be receiving 55 gr BT 223 ammo instead. Very happy with the customer service. It’d be nice to know what the problem was with the primers, but not necessary. Thanks Doug

 

[labattred]

This is great to hear. I recently reached out to them for what is probably the same issue from a similar time period. I bought 800 rounds of 223 Rem 40gr Trophy Grade Ballistic Tip bullets in 2019. I immediately ran into pierced primers and attributed it to being a firing pin issue so I just put them on the shelf. I recently tested them in a different bolt gun and ran into the same problem. Hopefully they'll address in the same manner.

 

[jimbires]

This is great to hear. I recently reached out to them for what is probably the same issue from a similar time period. I bought 800 rounds of 223 Rem 40gr Trophy Grade Ballistic Tip bullets in 2019. I immediately ran into pierced primers and attributed it to being a firing pin issue so I just put them on the shelf. I recently tested them in a different bolt gun and ran into the same problem. Hopefully they'll address in the same manner.

let us know how things turn out .