"aguilla" brand .45 acp cases

GURU1911 · October 20, 2011, 09:34 PM

I recently attempted to reload some brass cases with this head-stamp. Big mistake !!!! Some flash holes were too big, too small, or punched off-center.

As far as i am concerned, i never again attempt to reload this brand of cases. I crushed the case mouth with pliers & put them into my scrap bag to take to the metal recycling center in my home town.

Guru1911

Scimmia · October 21, 2011, 11:06 AM

Huh, I've reloaded Aguila 45 ACP cases before without the problems you're describing. They aren't recent purchases, they've been around here for a few years, so maybe something has changed?

Mike40-11 · October 22, 2011, 07:16 PM

Not overly impressed with Aguila. They issue it at Perry for the carbine match. Latch year the guy next to me pulled the trigger on one that sounded weird and sprayed gas and fragments back at him. Checked the round afterward, no flash hole!

Just blew the primer out backwards.

TXGunNut · October 22, 2011, 07:24 PM

No issues here but only have a few. My brass standards aren't very high but my 1911 carry guns will never notice. Could be a bad batch.

CherokeeT · October 22, 2011, 07:49 PM

Never noticed a problem with them but they are just mixed in with the other miscellaneous cases that get loaded..loaded..loaded until lost.

October 20, 2011, 09:34 PM	#1
GURU1911 Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2010 Location: SEALY, THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS Posts: 501	"aguilla" brand .45 acp cases I recently attempted to reload some brass cases with this head-stamp. Big mistake !!!! Some flash holes were too big, too small, or punched off-center. As far as i am concerned, i never again attempt to reload this brand of cases. I crushed the case mouth with pliers & put them into my scrap bag to take to the metal recycling center in my home town. Guru1911 __________________ NRA LIFE MEMBER (1984) & PRESIDENT: S.W. LA. R&P CLUB, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (1994-1999) METALLIC CARTRIDGE RELOADER (1977) & GENTILE CHRISTIAN ZIONIST INFIDEL !!! "THERE AIN'T TOO MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T FIX, WITH $500 DOLLARS OR A .30-06" Last edited by GURU1911; October 22, 2011 at 12:29 AM.

October 22, 2011, 07:24 PM	#4
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,860	No issues here but only have a few. My brass standards aren't very high but my 1911 carry guns will never notice. Could be a bad batch. __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.

October 22, 2011, 07:49 PM	#5
CherokeeT Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2008 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 273	Never noticed a problem with them but they are just mixed in with the other miscellaneous cases that get loaded..loaded..loaded until lost. __________________ God Bless America US Army, NRA Endowment TSRA Life, SASS

October 21, 2011, 11:06 AM	#2
Scimmia Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2011 Location: Eastern IA Posts: 428	Huh, I've reloaded Aguila 45 ACP cases before without the problems you're describing. They aren't recent purchases, they've been around here for a few years, so maybe something has changed?

October 22, 2011, 07:16 PM	#3
Mike40-11 Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 842	Not overly impressed with Aguila. They issue it at Perry for the carbine match. Latch year the guy next to me pulled the trigger on one that sounded weird and sprayed gas and fragments back at him. Checked the round afterward, no flash hole! Just blew the primer out backwards.