Wcc .38 Spl Brass?

JJB2 · February 10, 2006, 11:38 PM

this might be a dumb question but here goes.. i got some brass from a guy here in iowa awhile back and most of them were haedstamped WW for winchester western but there are several WCC and a year on em.. who makes this case?? thanks..

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shooter_john · February 11, 2006, 12:09 AM

I'm not 100%, but I believe that is Western Cartridge Co. (Winchester) I have a lot of .223 REM brass that is stamped the same way, but it all includes crimped primers. Hope that helps. You might want to search the forums for 'headstamp'- someone a while back had posted a list of all known headstamps. Good luck!

Leftoverdj · February 11, 2006, 12:14 AM

That's Winchester's headstamp for military contract ammo.

gb_in_ga · February 11, 2006, 12:29 AM

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That's Winchester's headstamp for military contract ammo.

Yep.
It seems to work ok depending on the load, but it is not the same as "normal" civilian Winchester brass. I have noticed quite a bit of difference in case wall thickness between the military version and civilian version -- the case wall of the military version apparently "tapers" inwards, it is thicker towards the case rim, and causes problems with bullet seating when I try to load them with wadcutters. FWIW -- that is not the only type of brass that has that problem.

Anyway, as long as you don't try to seat the bullets too deeply, the stuff I've come across seems like good brass.

JJB2 · February 11, 2006, 02:54 AM

gb i noticed there was a difference in the cases but i thought it was just they were of heavier brass so i took my deburring tool and worked them over and finally got the case mouth flared enough to get a bullet started.....i still think they jay be a little heavier gauge brass....... i hope they crimp alright with my lee speed dies.........

Russ5924 · February 14, 2006, 08:06 PM

I got feed up and tossed all my WCC it was strange some years seem to work well and some years liked to stick in the sizing die.They didn't stick real bad but had to hit the handle hard to get them to release

Got to the point wasn't worth it anymore

February 10, 2006, 11:38 PM	#1
JJB2 Junior member Join Date: December 15, 2005 Posts: 558	Wcc .38 Spl Brass? this might be a dumb question but here goes.. i got some brass from a guy here in iowa awhile back and most of them were haedstamped WW for winchester western but there are several WCC and a year on em.. who makes this case?? thanks.. LIFE IS SHORT.................

February 11, 2006, 12:09 AM	#2
shooter_john Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2002 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 1,473	I'm not 100%, but I believe that is Western Cartridge Co. (Winchester) I have a lot of .223 REM brass that is stamped the same way, but it all includes crimped primers. Hope that helps. You might want to search the forums for 'headstamp'- someone a while back had posted a list of all known headstamps. Good luck! __________________ TROTAC.com

February 14, 2006, 08:06 PM	#6
Russ5924 Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2005 Posts: 1,874	I got feed up and tossed all my WCC it was strange some years seem to work well and some years liked to stick in the sizing die.They didn't stick real bad but had to hit the handle hard to get them to release Got to the point wasn't worth it anymore __________________ Russ5924

February 11, 2006, 12:14 AM	#3
Leftoverdj Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 2004 Posts: 934	That's Winchester's headstamp for military contract ammo.

February 11, 2006, 02:54 AM	#5
JJB2 Junior member Join Date: December 15, 2005 Posts: 558	gb i noticed there was a difference in the cases but i thought it was just they were of heavier brass so i took my deburring tool and worked them over and finally got the case mouth flared enough to get a bullet started.....i still think they jay be a little heavier gauge brass....... i hope they crimp alright with my lee speed dies.........