GrumpyOne Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Alright! That is good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lneel Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Curtis, Glad to hear Winchester is handling the replacements. I know you said you were going to use a Caspian slide as a replacement but if you use Infinity slides and have a similar experience in the future you could just replace the breechface and keep shooting. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidenpeacemaker Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) I haven't experienced that and my springer has about 30k thru it with win primmers.. I have seen it on the 1911 forum thou. Heres my breech face and batch of primmers lot #.. i will inspect all my used primmers.. Edited September 1, 2014 by aidenpeacemaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I was able to trace my problems to one lot of WLP and didn't realize what was going on until it had advanced quite a bit…because competition pistol shooters can go through a lot of ammo in a hurry and don't necessarily clean and inspect after every range trip or match. For the records, I had thousands of Winchester primers of maybe five different lots, obtained during the last Great Primer Shortage or from a recent trade when I sold my .40 Limited gun and exchanged components with the buyer. Now you know what to be looking for if it starts to occur in your pistol, no matter which primers you use, which is the real value of this thread IMO. Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Curtis, Glad to hear Winchester is handling the replacements. I know you said you were going to use a Caspian slide as a replacement but if you use Infinity slides and have a similar experience in the future you could just replace the breechface and keep shooting. Lee That is a real advantage for the Infinity slides, for sure, Lee. Winchester compensated me fairly for the value of repairs, which put us even on the value of the pistols to where I was before I ran into the bad primers, and I released them from any further obligation on the issue with my pistols. Right now, I'm planning on continuing to shoot the Baer as is…much like myself as I approach my geezerhood, my breech face and I may not be pretty but we can still get the job done when we have too . Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidenpeacemaker Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Do you have pics of the primmers that caused this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Do you have pics of the primmers that caused this I didn't photograph them before I turned them over to Winchester, but another Enos thread has a good picture of exactly what they look like: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=137924 On a few of my samples, the crack ended in a tiny pinhole on the edge of the primer face. Curtis Edited: 'cause I hate tipos typos! Edited September 1, 2014 by BayouSlide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v1911 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Glad to read that Winchester made you whole again. Far too often we read about larger business not standing by their product. This speaks volumes for Winchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdinga Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 How old were those primers? I probably have close to 10K in the closet dating back to 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) How old were those primers? I probably have close to 10K in the closet dating back to 2007. Hard to tell exactly. Some I probably bought maybe three to five years ago—some I received as part of a trade. But I am pretty sure that they were only the lot #/#s mentioned earlier in the thread. The problems were not caused by all the Winchester primers, only the particular lot numbers mentioned. I'd check your the lot numbers on your primers…and it never hurts to be aware of the potential problem so you can catch it early. Curtis Edited October 23, 2014 by BayouSlide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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