Win. 209 primers not firing

ozbud

I had 5 reloads not go off in my last round of trap. Nothing wrong with the gun. These shells wouldn't fire in any other gun either. And yes they are all new primers.Is there a way to contact Winchester to see if they were from a bad lot?

ozbud

I've been to their website but didn't see any place to contact them?

bpost

Unfortunately for us the quality of primers is down, across the board from my experience. Primers from 20 years ago are going BANG just fine, now with consolidation of ownership, two wars and pressure for profits quality has suffered, I am getting more misfires with new primers than ever before. The military has had problems too.

ozbud

Thanks for the info. I'll call tomorrow.It was really quite embarassing to use both of the extra shells I had on me, borrow two more from the squad and still not be able to finish the round..........

tsr1965

It also has a lot to do with the manufacturing processes too. In today's world, they are trying to make all manufacturing more green in THIS country. They are transistioning from use of highly volitile solvents like toluene, and MEK to more water based ones. Or....they move their manufacturing facilities to otheer countries like Mexico where there are no rules, and don't care.

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ozbud

I called Winchester today and they are sending UPS to pick up the 5 defective shells and an equal amount of unfired reloads to test. I will post the results............