Headstamp to avoid!

[Sarge]

Here is one I found awhile back. Headstamp is AMMOLOAD. There is a ledge running around the inside of the case that extends about a third of the way up. This would have to drastically decrease capacity and therefore increase pressure.

[Biloxi23]

Maybe it was made that way on purpose so you couldn't seat the bullets too deep.(giggles included)

[Youngeyes]

Another site had a post about these. Very little info. Might be for machine gun to prevent set back under heavy firing. Either way, trash em".

http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=6&f=42&t=398992

[ranger]

Yes, I picked some of those one day off the range with my brass. When I loaded that brass with the ledge, the loaded bullets were bulged just enough to not chamber. I

[MrVvrroomm]

I've been seeing a bunch of these lately as range pickup stuff. I crushed about 100 of them with a pliers last night to keep them out of circulation. They will be recycled.

[mcracco]

It looks like a belted case with the belt on the inside. I don't know why one would need it but it certainly will be a stronger case the head reinforced as it is. I'll bet if you chronographed loads using these cases you would not see much of a difference if any.

[Sarge]

They all actually had a very pronounced bulge on the outside as well. Crappy brass inside and out.

[JohnnyD]

I have seen this headstamp in a few pickups, can't tell you if I've reloaded them yet or not. Seen them when sorting.

Right now only thing I scrap are Amerc and Armscor.

[slinginlead]

I found some on the range not to long ago. I played with the brass and it is very weak. I would never reload these.

[Red Ryder]

Crap. I just tossed a few of these into my VERY large bucket of 9mm brass. Now I have to go through them again

[njl]

Yet another reason to load brass after sorting by headstamp.

[Red Ryder]

Yet another reason to load brass after sorting by headstamp.

Yep! I sort out RP, FC, WIN, Blazer, Speer, S&B, PMC, and Starline. All the rest goes into the practice brass bucket.

But I just let people think I am OCD.

Edited November 16, 2013 by Red Ryder

[gonefishin]

I found a couple of these in my range pick ups recently. The only way that I found them was when the ram stopped short on my Rock Chucker during resizing/depriming! I have never seen them before. An internet search only showed me that Ammo Load makes industrial ammunition loading machines and didn't say anything about selling loaded ammo.

Anyway, I just toss them in the recycling bag.

[EngineerEli]

I have noticed a few of these lately. I am under the impression the webbing near the base of all 9mm cases is always thicker. My though was that this company just took a cheaper process of leaving the ledge, instead of tapering the thickness of the wall near the base. I'm pretty sure I have loaded some of these with no issues that I recall. I do load my 124's to 1.14" OAL though.

If someone has one where they can find it easily, compare the volume with a known case, Winchester or something. Fill it to the brim with water, or sand, or a very fine powder and compare weight or volume. See if there is really that big of a difference once and for all.