Winchester Super X

QKShooter · May 28th, 2006, 08:45 PM

This was taken from another forum.
This IS NOT me or my post.

Thought some members might be carrying w/ this ammo.
Provided as an informational heads up.

"I have been carrying Winchester Super X hollow point rounds for the past several months.
For some reason I decided to fire a couple of these rounds at the range yesterday.
I fired 9 of the rounds.
Not one performed properly. 2 of the nine sounded like air rifle rounds Fffffffffft.
The other 7 didn't fire at all. I keep the pistol in a safe in my house so that it is not exposed to extreme temperatures.
I then fired 100 range rounds, Federal Ammunition, and they were fine.
My questions are:
1) What happened?
2) How often should I cycle my carry ammunition?
3) Does everyone test fire their carry ammunition at some point?

If I am going to be carrying rounds that don't fire I wonder if I should incorporate practicing throwing my pistol at a target when I am at the range.

I would appreciate anyone's thoughts as this was an alarming incident for many reasons."

rocky · May 28th, 2006, 09:15 PM

I picked up a tip on carry ammo. If you reload , or have a scale, weight your ammo 1 round at a time. this insures there is powder in the cartridge. even manufactured ammo can be misloaded.

P95Carry · May 28th, 2006, 10:35 PM

That is pretty alarming - hope the guy gets in touch with Win'.

True enough as Rocky says - a round by round weight analysis is well useful - a discrepancy even with 9mm of somewhere around 5 grains should set of alarm bells. Bullets are usually not much more than +/- 1 grain.

Brian45 · May 29th, 2006, 03:54 AM

Just a guess. I wonder if he is over lubing the gun and oil penetrated into the primers and killed them. Sounds like the oil would have had several months to do it.

ENSANE1970 · May 29th, 2006, 04:39 PM

Looks like I need to get back to the range, I carry 147gr silvertips, in my 9mm. I've had them for about 4 months, last time I popped a few off they went bang. Maybe I need to shoot the rest I have, about 80 rounds, and cycle in a new batch. I've been thinking of switching to hydra shok's anyway.

May 28th, 2006, 08:45 PM	#1
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 19,997	Winchester Super X This was taken from another forum. This IS NOT me or my post. Thought some members might be carrying w/ this ammo. Provided as an informational heads up. "I have been carrying Winchester Super X hollow point rounds for the past several months. For some reason I decided to fire a couple of these rounds at the range yesterday. I fired 9 of the rounds. Not one performed properly. 2 of the nine sounded like air rifle rounds Fffffffffft. The other 7 didn't fire at all. I keep the pistol in a safe in my house so that it is not exposed to extreme temperatures. I then fired 100 range rounds, Federal Ammunition, and they were fine. My questions are: 1) What happened? 2) How often should I cycle my carry ammunition? 3) Does everyone test fire their carry ammunition at some point? If I am going to be carrying rounds that don't fire I wonder if I should incorporate practicing throwing my pistol at a target when I am at the range. I would appreciate anyone's thoughts as this was an alarming incident for many reasons."

May 28th, 2006, 09:15 PM	#2
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,767	I picked up a tip on carry ammo. If you reload , or have a scale, weight your ammo 1 round at a time. this insures there is powder in the cartridge. even manufactured ammo can be misloaded. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

May 28th, 2006, 10:35 PM	#3
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	That is pretty alarming - hope the guy gets in touch with Win'. True enough as Rocky says - a round by round weight analysis is well useful - a discrepancy even with 9mm of somewhere around 5 grains should set of alarm bells. Bullets are usually not much more than +/- 1 grain. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

May 29th, 2006, 03:54 AM	#4
Brian45 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 195	Just a guess. I wonder if he is over lubing the gun and oil penetrated into the primers and killed them. Sounds like the oil would have had several months to do it. __________________ NRA Life Member "All That Later"

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May 29th, 2006, 04:39 PM	#5
ENSANE1970 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SC Posts: 200	Looks like I need to get back to the range, I carry 147gr silvertips, in my 9mm. I've had them for about 4 months, last time I popped a few off they went bang. Maybe I need to shoot the rest I have, about 80 rounds, and cycle in a new batch. I've been thinking of switching to hydra shok's anyway.