I don't normally do this, but I have to TRASH this Armscor 40 gr. Standard Velocity .22LR ammo. This stuff literally DESTROYED two of my firearms almost simultaneously, and caused significant damage to a third gun before I even knew it.
Backstory: My brother and I split a case of this ammo, unopened, from a fellow ODT member. Sold and bought in good faith, we were happy to try it out. My brother took half (2,500 rounds) and I took half. Within days of each other, we decided to try it out and what we found is a disaster.
First, my brother tried it in his 10/22 rifle at a range in North Georgia. After about 5 or 6 rounds into a 10-round mag dump, a large explosion occurred within the chamber of his 10/22. It was so violent that the magazine came flying out of the gun and fire and smoke followed. The firing pin inside the bolt broke, and the extractor flew out and ended up who-knows-where. The end of the case blew off and the rest of the case was stuck inside the barrel. The palm of his hand was burned with the exploding gas, which would have been much worse had it not been for the magazine taking the brunt of the force. I'm attaching a picture of his hand with the blackened outline of the magazine and the shell casing.
Before he had a chance to tell me about this (we live in separate towns), I took a box of this same ammo with me to the range along with a few guns. Long story short, from the SAME BOX of 50 rounds, (same LOT # that my brother used), this ammo wrecked two guns.
First, my S&W Victory: I fired about 4 rounds from a magazine and BANG. A loud explosion about like a .45 ACP going off and black smoke filled the shooting bay. I took the gun apart right away, but couldn't immediately find the shell casing (I did finally find it and it's picture below), finding the firing pin assembly module completely blown apart inside the gun. All the pieces were there, so I took the whole thing apart to see what all happened. I haven't had a chance to see if the gun still shoots, BECAUSE...
At the same time I was shooting the handgun, my buddy was shooting his BRAND NEW Savage O/U rifle 22LR over .410. After about three rounds of shooting, another LOUD bang, which coincidentally was within seconds of my own loud bang. The same thing happened with his rifle, however the force of the blast completely disintegrated the extractor and it came flying back and hit him in the face and me in the ear. We were in side-by-side bays at my indoor range. The extractor to his brand new rifle ended up in multiple pieces. Pictures below.
DON'T use this crap, dangerous ammo. Please don't buy it. I reached out to the company and they were not real responsive, however I am still trying to communicate with them. You would think since they're owned by Rock Island they would take this seriously, but it remains to be seen.
I'll just post the pictures and you can make your own determination. I, for one, will no longer be using this stuff and will continue to attempt to get reimbursed from RIA / Armscor for the damages to our firearms. Hopefully the Savage will be covered under warranty. This was the FIRST time shooting this rifle.
Shell casings, lot numbers, etc. can be seen in the pictures below.
Backstory: My brother and I split a case of this ammo, unopened, from a fellow ODT member. Sold and bought in good faith, we were happy to try it out. My brother took half (2,500 rounds) and I took half. Within days of each other, we decided to try it out and what we found is a disaster.
First, my brother tried it in his 10/22 rifle at a range in North Georgia. After about 5 or 6 rounds into a 10-round mag dump, a large explosion occurred within the chamber of his 10/22. It was so violent that the magazine came flying out of the gun and fire and smoke followed. The firing pin inside the bolt broke, and the extractor flew out and ended up who-knows-where. The end of the case blew off and the rest of the case was stuck inside the barrel. The palm of his hand was burned with the exploding gas, which would have been much worse had it not been for the magazine taking the brunt of the force. I'm attaching a picture of his hand with the blackened outline of the magazine and the shell casing.
Before he had a chance to tell me about this (we live in separate towns), I took a box of this same ammo with me to the range along with a few guns. Long story short, from the SAME BOX of 50 rounds, (same LOT # that my brother used), this ammo wrecked two guns.
First, my S&W Victory: I fired about 4 rounds from a magazine and BANG. A loud explosion about like a .45 ACP going off and black smoke filled the shooting bay. I took the gun apart right away, but couldn't immediately find the shell casing (I did finally find it and it's picture below), finding the firing pin assembly module completely blown apart inside the gun. All the pieces were there, so I took the whole thing apart to see what all happened. I haven't had a chance to see if the gun still shoots, BECAUSE...
At the same time I was shooting the handgun, my buddy was shooting his BRAND NEW Savage O/U rifle 22LR over .410. After about three rounds of shooting, another LOUD bang, which coincidentally was within seconds of my own loud bang. The same thing happened with his rifle, however the force of the blast completely disintegrated the extractor and it came flying back and hit him in the face and me in the ear. We were in side-by-side bays at my indoor range. The extractor to his brand new rifle ended up in multiple pieces. Pictures below.
DON'T use this crap, dangerous ammo. Please don't buy it. I reached out to the company and they were not real responsive, however I am still trying to communicate with them. You would think since they're owned by Rock Island they would take this seriously, but it remains to be seen.
I'll just post the pictures and you can make your own determination. I, for one, will no longer be using this stuff and will continue to attempt to get reimbursed from RIA / Armscor for the damages to our firearms. Hopefully the Savage will be covered under warranty. This was the FIRST time shooting this rifle.
Shell casings, lot numbers, etc. can be seen in the pictures below.
