Bad .40cal winchester ammo

[alwayspackin]

Just received this from the Feds. Tried to post the actual email but it was locked down. It took allot just to get this out. It is not classified info if there are any eyes watching!

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SITUATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT

Little Rock Field Office

(U) Recipients are reminded FBI Situational Intelligence Reports contain sensitive information meant for use primarily within the law enforcement and homeland security communities. Such reports shall not be released in either written or oral form to the media, the general public, or other personnel who do not have a valid need-to-know without prior approval from an authorized FBI official. Precautions should be taken to ensure this information is stored and/or destroyed in a manner precluding unauthorized access.

(U) Recipients are reminded FBI Situational Intelligence Reports contain sensitive information meant for use primarily within the law enforcement and homeland security communities. Such reports shall not be released in either written or oral form to the media, the general public, or other personnel who do not have a valid need-to-know without prior approval from an authorized FBI official. The Situational Intelligence Report has been developed to facilitate timely communication of relevant, localized intelligence from the Little Rock Division Field Intelligence Group (FIG) to state and local law enforcement.

28 April 2009

(U) Report of Faulty .40 Caliber Ammunition

(U) On 15 April 2009, the FBI Training Division advised recently tested .40 service ammunition provided by Olin-Winchester was defective and did not perform to acceptable law enforcement standards of accuracy when tested by the Defensive Systems Unit (DSU) at the Ballistic Research Facility, Quantico, Virginia.

(U) DSU conducted a test of Winchester .40 service ammunition, Winchester Q4355, specifically lot numbers: CC03, CC13, CD10, CD20, CD30, CD40, CD50, CD60, and CD70. Testing of this ammunition demonstrated key holing and yawing at distances of ten yards or greater, and inaccuracy to the point numerous complete misses (off the

(U) Administrative Note: This product reflects the views of the Little Rock Field Office and has not been vetted by FBI Headquarters.

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