Like a lot of you guys, I try to save as much money as I can when it comes to buying ammo, yet I also avoid the steel Russian stuff, especially when shooting at longer ranges.
While I use a variety of brands, I've relied on Winchester White Box the most...until now.
I've had numerous quality issues with their products in both handgun cartridges and shotshells. With handgun, I've had cartridges with the bullet seated too deeply and dud primers. Also, they routinely gave me an extra cartridge in the 100 count range packs, and while this is a nice perk, it doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in their scale and machinery calibration. I've also found their loadings to be inconsistent in 9mm; some are loaded hot, others not.
I've also had issues with their Super Target 12 gauge line. About every other box had a shell in it with a bulged hull that wouldn't chamber; quite annoying when you're in the middle of a trap round.
I finally got annoyed enough that I complained to Winchester about the shotshells...and this process was about as annoying as dealing with the ammo in the first place. I had to fill out multiple online forms and attach pictures, talk to them on the phone and email, ship them a shell (they initially wanted me to drop it at a UPS store 30 miles from my house) and then went silent for 2 weeks. The good news is after more prodding I got a check for about double the price of a box of shells, but no explanation or admission of fault from the company.
In conclusion, I'm not buying their products anymore. Customer service was curt and relatively unhelpful, and from what I've gathered from talking to guys at my club, problems with Winchester ammo are becoming more common. The silver lining I guess is if you feel like dealing with customer service that's on par with Comcast, you may be able to get some money back.
Shoot Safe,
Shed
While I use a variety of brands, I've relied on Winchester White Box the most...until now.
I've had numerous quality issues with their products in both handgun cartridges and shotshells. With handgun, I've had cartridges with the bullet seated too deeply and dud primers. Also, they routinely gave me an extra cartridge in the 100 count range packs, and while this is a nice perk, it doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in their scale and machinery calibration. I've also found their loadings to be inconsistent in 9mm; some are loaded hot, others not.
I've also had issues with their Super Target 12 gauge line. About every other box had a shell in it with a bulged hull that wouldn't chamber; quite annoying when you're in the middle of a trap round.
I finally got annoyed enough that I complained to Winchester about the shotshells...and this process was about as annoying as dealing with the ammo in the first place. I had to fill out multiple online forms and attach pictures, talk to them on the phone and email, ship them a shell (they initially wanted me to drop it at a UPS store 30 miles from my house) and then went silent for 2 weeks. The good news is after more prodding I got a check for about double the price of a box of shells, but no explanation or admission of fault from the company.
In conclusion, I'm not buying their products anymore. Customer service was curt and relatively unhelpful, and from what I've gathered from talking to guys at my club, problems with Winchester ammo are becoming more common. The silver lining I guess is if you feel like dealing with customer service that's on par with Comcast, you may be able to get some money back.
Shoot Safe,
Shed