August 2, 2014, 06:12 PM | #1 |
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Crimped Primers
U.S. military 223 brass, made by U.S. manufacturers, has crimped primers. Can anyone provide a list of other manufacturers who crimp primers for any reason? Someone said PMC has 223 crimped primers.
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August 2, 2014, 06:34 PM | #2 |
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Crimp is military
Military ammo is crimped to hold primers in during full auto firing. Thus military manufacturers (Lake City US Army Ammo plant, and Israeli Military Industries) usually have crimped primers. They may not in certain special circumstances like match ammo for competitions. Commercial makers never crimp ammo. There is a third category, like Federal stamped F C 0 9, which is used for US military training (XM193 spec, which is not NATO spec): it is crimped and I am reaming some right now.
So no, there is not a list. But my RP and Win never had crimps. NATO spec with the circled cross is almost always crimped. Yes, it is a PITA, but you fix it once and then you have the best brass available. Here is all you need to fix the crimps (plus a drill). It takes about ONE second of drilling per case.
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August 2, 2014, 08:53 PM | #3 |
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Marco Califo, thanks for the quick response. I recycle the military brass I find and keep only RP and Winchester thinking it is not crimped, which you verified. Last year, I found some Federal (I think it was) with a circle but without the cross. Is this military ammo?
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Wolf Gold ammo is marked .223, but it has crimped primers. PMC X-Tac (5.56mm) ammo has crimped primers, but Bronze (.223) does not.
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I have seen a lot of federal marked .223 (not marked 5.56) cases with crimps lately.
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