.45ACP WinClean brass OK?

.357SIG · November 27, 2000, 06:22 PM

The flash hole in the Winchester WinClean brass is much bigger than that of the Remington and Federal brass I've used. Is this OK to reload?

Search function is down, so I don't know if this has been asked many times before.

Chris McDermott · November 27, 2000, 06:50 PM

You should really check with Winchester with this question -
try :

http://www.winchester.com/contactus/index.html

JoeHatley · November 27, 2000, 09:03 PM

.357SIG,

It's fine. I've been reloading it for months now.

Good Luck...

Joe

.357SIG · November 28, 2000, 06:26 PM

I contacted Winchester tech support...

[quote]Thank you for contacting Winchester Ammunition. We are always glad to hear
from our many friends in the shooting sport.
The 45 Auto Win Clean and Super Clean NT casings are reloadable. We
conducted tests using Winchester components specifically for the
reloadability and found no reason why the casings can not be reloaded. The
flash hole needed to be enlarged to accommodate the lead-free primer used in
the factory round. The most current and extensive reloading data available
from Winchester is available at our website http://www.winchester.com under
the 'reloader's manual' option.
Thank you again for contacting Winchester!
Chris Huseman
cdhuseman@corp.olin.com
Winchester Ammunition
[\quote]

Abe Normal · November 29, 2000, 06:58 PM

So, has anyone done a side by side comparison? Will loads worked up for "standard" Winchester cases still work the same for Win Clean and Super Clean NT casings? Or is it back to the that old song, "reduce 5% and work up from there".

November 27, 2000, 09:03 PM	#3
JoeHatley Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 1999 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,135	.357SIG, It's fine. I've been reloading it for months now. Good Luck... Joe __________________ Go NRA

November 29, 2000, 06:58 PM	#5
Abe Normal Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 1999 Location: Eastern North Carolina Posts: 104	So, has anyone done a side by side comparison? Will loads worked up for "standard" Winchester cases still work the same for Win Clean and Super Clean NT casings? Or is it back to the that old song, "reduce 5% and work up from there". __________________ Abe If everyone thought like me, I'd be a damn fool to think any different!

November 27, 2000, 06:22 PM	#1
.357SIG Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 1999 Posts: 1,016	The flash hole in the Winchester WinClean brass is much bigger than that of the Remington and Federal brass I've used. Is this OK to reload? Search function is down, so I don't know if this has been asked many times before.

November 27, 2000, 06:50 PM	#2
Chris McDermott Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2000 Posts: 245	You should really check with Winchester with this question - try : http://www.winchester.com/contactus/index.html

November 28, 2000, 06:26 PM	#4
.357SIG Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 1999 Posts: 1,016	I contacted Winchester tech support... [quote]Thank you for contacting Winchester Ammunition. We are always glad to hear from our many friends in the shooting sport. The 45 Auto Win Clean and Super Clean NT casings are reloadable. We conducted tests using Winchester components specifically for the reloadability and found no reason why the casings can not be reloaded. The flash hole needed to be enlarged to accommodate the lead-free primer used in the factory round. The most current and extensive reloading data available from Winchester is available at our website http://www.winchester.com under the 'reloader's manual' option. Thank you again for contacting Winchester! Chris Huseman cdhuseman@corp.olin.com Winchester Ammunition [\quote]