CCI SV FTF??
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CCI SV FTF??
I bought a case of the CCI SV from Brownells last week and tried it out last night. My Marvel shoots Federal 711B well but is a bit heavy on the slide (steel) for the Norma Match. Thought the CCI might work better, but I had no less that 8 duds out of the first 30 I put thru. Figured it might be the 17# mainspring/EGW lightened hammer combo, so I tried it in my Victor and got the same results.
Anyone else getting lots of duds from CCI SV? Kind of reminds me of Olin White Box (which I still have a couple bricks of).
Anyone else getting lots of duds from CCI SV? Kind of reminds me of Olin White Box (which I still have a couple bricks of).
NukeMMC- Posts : 552
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Re: CCI SV FTF??
Post your lot #, usually embossed on end flap
james r chapman- Admin
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The CCI SV 0035 I had weak cycling in 1/2 of a box of 50 is B24T57
It was in a previous thread here.
It was in a previous thread here.
Jack H- Posts : 2687
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Re: CCI SV FTF??
It’s a bit of a hassle, but you could contact CC!. They want quite a bit of detail though...
gregbenner- Posts : 738
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Re: CCI SV FTF??
That lot number was manufactured on Friday February 24, 2012 lot 57 of that day. Pretty old ammo to complain about.
TampaTim- Posts : 104
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Can you share with us how to uncode the date of the lots. I would like to check my supplies to see what I have.pistol champ wrote:That lot number was manufactured on Friday February 24, 2012 lot 57 of that day. Pretty old ammo to complain about.
weber1b- Posts : 572
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Re: CCI SV FTF??
Since 1995 SPEER/CCI products have used lot numbers that allow you to discern their date of manufacture. These lot numbers are in the form of L##L##, where L is a letter and # is a number. The first letter is the month A thru M, January thru December, skipping I. The next two numbers are the numerical date 01 thru 31, single digit dates getting a leading zero. The second letter is the year A thru Z, skipping I and O, for 1995 thru 2018. Numbers following these appear to be a production code.
First letter/Month:
A - January
B - February
C - March
D - April
E - May
F - June
G - July
H - August
J - September
K - October
L - November
M - December
First two digits/Numerical date:
01-31
Second letter/Year:
A - 1995
B - 1996
C - 1997
D - 1998
E - 1999
F - 2000
G - 2001
H - 2002
J – 2003
K - 2004
L - 2005
M - 2006
N - 2007
P - 2008
Q – 2009
R – 2010
S – 2011
T – 2012
U – 2013
V – 2014
W – 2015
X – 2016
Y – 2017
Z - 2018
First letter/Month:
A - January
B - February
C - March
D - April
E - May
F - June
G - July
H - August
J - September
K - October
L - November
M - December
First two digits/Numerical date:
01-31
Second letter/Year:
A - 1995
B - 1996
C - 1997
D - 1998
E - 1999
F - 2000
G - 2001
H - 2002
J – 2003
K - 2004
L - 2005
M - 2006
N - 2007
P - 2008
Q – 2009
R – 2010
S – 2011
T – 2012
U – 2013
V – 2014
W – 2015
X – 2016
Y – 2017
Z - 2018
cdrt- Posts : 837
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Re: CCI SV FTF??
Thus mine would be batch A09 from Apr 13, 2018. I wonder if the 3rd letter (A in this case) is the particular line the batch was run on?
NukeMMC- Posts : 552
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Possibly. Not sure what the code will be for 2019, since they just ran out of alphabet.
cdrt- Posts : 837
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I am guessing they will either add a letter, or just start over. After all, we are talking about a 24 years span of the code.cdrt wrote:Possibly. Not sure what the code will be for 2019, since they just ran out of alphabet.
weber1b- Posts : 572
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Re: CCI SV FTF??
So what would the year be for E05YA02 or for L04Y202?
weber1b- Posts : 572
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weber1b wrote:So what would the year be for E05YA02 or for L04Y202?
By the data above, Y=2017
NukeMMC- Posts : 552
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But why three characters after the year instead of two?NukeMMC wrote:weber1b wrote:So what would the year be for E05YA02 or for L04Y202?
By the data above, Y=2017
weber1b- Posts : 572
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pistol champ wrote:That lot number was manufactured on Friday February 24, 2012 lot 57 of that day. Pretty old ammo to complain about.
Oh! Does it have a shelf life?
I have ammo decades old that performs better than this lot. One half poofs, one half bangs, mixed with all bangs from other ammo.
Jack H- Posts : 2687
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The doorbell just rang. It was UPS and the replacement CCI.
Lot # F05ZA03. Now printed inside box flap, not embossed on box bottom.
Lot # F05ZA03. Now printed inside box flap, not embossed on box bottom.
Jack H- Posts : 2687
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Jack H wrote:The doorbell just rang. It was UPS and the replacement CCI.
Lot # F05ZA03. Now printed inside box flap, not embossed on box bottom.
I received a case lot# D13ZA09. Same as NukeMMC. I don't see much point in opening it up. What did you do to return it to Brownells? Call for a Return authorization number?
Bill
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messenger wrote:Jack H wrote:The doorbell just rang. It was UPS and the replacement CCI.
Lot # F05ZA03. Now printed inside box flap, not embossed on box bottom.
I received a case lot# D13ZA09. Same as NukeMMC. I don't see much point in opening it up. What did you do to return it to Brownells? Call for a Return authorization number?
Bill
Called Brownells. They danced around a bit saying there were no returns on ammunition. I explained to them a reputation for not standing behind what they sold would be bad for business. Their next suggestion was to contact CCI. After talking to the first person I was handed off to a second person then was told I had to speak to a technician. They were all busy so now I am waiting for a call back.
Bill
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messenger wrote:messenger wrote:Jack H wrote:The doorbell just rang. It was UPS and the replacement CCI.
Lot # F05ZA03. Now printed inside box flap, not embossed on box bottom.
I received a case lot# D13ZA09. Same as NukeMMC. I don't see much point in opening it up. What did you do to return it to Brownells? Call for a Return authorization number?
Bill
Called Brownells. They danced around a bit saying there were no returns on ammunition. I explained to them a reputation for not standing behind what they sold would be bad for business. Their next suggestion was to contact CCI. After talking to the first person I was handed off to a second person then was told I had to speak to a technician. They were all busy so now I am waiting for a call back.
Bill
Just got a call back from CCI. They will not do anything until I shoot 100 rounds out of this lot# case. Send them the duds. After they analyze and test the duds and discover that it is their problem then they will replace my case. What a pita. I suggested they check out the Bullseye-L but they weren't interested.
Bill
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I contacted CCI via their website. Got prompt response. They sent UPS to pick up some of the lot. They tested and found no problem. It is still a mystery why some shots were a poof, and some a bang. I had to hand cycle the empty out of the chamber each time it went poof.
Jack H- Posts : 2687
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weber1b wrote:But why three characters after the year instead of two?NukeMMC wrote:weber1b wrote:So what would the year be for E05YA02 or for L04Y202?
By the data above, Y=2017
Lot number for that day.
Virgil Kane- Posts : 574
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Re: CCI SV FTF??
I called CCI earlier and they gave me a reference number and told me to fill out their contact form on the website. I saved 3 of the 8 duds to send back, but I am going to try a bit more before I send it. Probably do 20rds from a box from each brick. No big deal. They said there were 260,000 rds on that lot and mine was the 1st negative feedback. They said it ran a sd of 9 in QC, which is pretty good for factory ammo. That's even good for reloads!
I have 3 High Standards, the Marvel, a Ruger and a S&W Perfected and 3 different .22lr rifles I can run it thru. That should give them a reasonably decent amount of data if I continue to have issues.
I have 3 High Standards, the Marvel, a Ruger and a S&W Perfected and 3 different .22lr rifles I can run it thru. That should give them a reasonably decent amount of data if I continue to have issues.
NukeMMC- Posts : 552
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That’s the way to do it
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For what it's worth I went to my indoor range a little while ago and shot a 50 round box from lot#D13ZA09 and had no problems. Not very scientific but I'm not going to waste my time shooting something out of every brick. I will use this case for practice. I only shoot CCI on the short line anyway. After NukeMMC went through so many duds it's still mentally hard to use this case for a match.
Bill
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