Attention shooters and waterfowl hunters:
Hevi-shot has announced a recall of its popular HEVI-Metal, and HEVI-Steel 3 inch, 12 gauge shotshells. It seems that in subfreezing temperatures some users are finding the shell’s wads are cracking and sometimes leaving an obstruction within the barrel. These “squib loads” can lead to injuries to the shooter or serious damage to your shotgun on follow-up shots.
The shells in question were sold between July and mid November of this year. The lot numbers are as follows (you can find the lot number on the inside of the top flap of each box of shells):
201576 – 201584
301571 – 301609
401335 – 401345
500001 – 500016
201600 – 201637
301643 – 301659
401381 – 401422
201640 – 201659
301672 – 301689
401437 – 401463
201665 – 201671
301698 – 301701
401466 – 401486
201677 – 201680
301713 – 301722
401489 – 401504
201683 – 201699
301725 – 301726
401507 – 401519
201702 – 201722
301730 – 301734
201732 – 201736
If you have any of these shells DO NOT SHOOT THEM.
Instead contact Kelly Sorensen, VP of Sales and Marketing by phone: 541.367.3522, or by email: sales@hevishot.com
Hevi-shot will replace the recalled shells for free. They’ll even send you a shipping label to ship the recalled shells back at no charge, they will ship the new ones back to you at no cost.
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Ive got dozens of theses shells lose in my hunting bags, the boxes for which have been long since trashed. They were probable purchased during the time frame. What do I do to get new shells?
Dean-
Call Hevi-Shot and explain the situation. Contact Kelly Sorensen, 541.367.3522, or email: sales@hevishot.com
They’re your best bet in this situation. They’ll be able to tell you how to proceed better than we could.
Best of luck.