hopalong Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 here is the deal... I was an RO at the Springfield Challenge in Memphis. My stage was all sitting down so the other RO and I put a tarp out and caught the brass( supplied by Springfield all new Federal factory ammo) EXCEPT A few in the "owners class" insisted on shooting their own. Well I ended up with 5+ gallons of .45 ACP and have been using it for my 625. I was loading a bunch of practice rounds this evening and had one shell that just did not want to reprime. so I took it out thinking the old primer did not come out as sometimes is the case but rarely. and looking at its case head I find the problem. It is stamped: WIN NT 45 auto the primer pocket is OBVIOUSLY not LARGE PRIMER POCKET appears to be SMALL PRIMER POCKET. What is this shell casing? WHO'S STUPID IDEA was this? IF I find the designer I think I will kick him/her right square in the A$$ Anybody else seen these? HOPALONG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Winchester Non Toxic (NT) ammo with a non-standard primer pocket. I think (but am not sure) that the original primers in these are copper rather than brass colored, which makes this brass easier to spot and discard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin45230 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Anybody else seen these? yes, it's been around for some time now. WW also made some NT with large primers but super big flash holes. i use the large primer/hole NT brass for training ammo, but just trash the small primer stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.40AET Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 I havn't looked at the .45's. In .40 the primers are crimped into the primer pocket. This will make seating a new primer almost impossible. The crimp can be reamed out by hand quickly and still used. If the primers are not large pistol, then just chuck 'em. If I can spot them while case lubing, then I toss them then. NT= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmon Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 super big flash hole = the federal NT loads use a copper colored primer. winchesters are nickle despite what many folks do, i still take the time and inspect what i load. Harmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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