Reeder Custom Guns - A friend bought some Winchester 9mm ammo

Jim Taylor
A friend bought some Winchester 9mm ammo
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 06:03

We were shooting and he had one that failed to fire. I took it home and pulled the bullet. This is what I found ----

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The primer had no priming compound in it. Not there is no sign of it being fired.

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Never had that happen myself but I have seen it several times.

All the posts about primers has gotten me to thinking... - Huey, 2020-08-20, 05:02
- the only primer problems I have had thru the - Gary Reeder, 2020-08-20, 12:28
  - Hey Gary, ever try a lighter firing pin spring? (nm) - Asa, 2020-08-20, 17:08
    - Terry Murbach showed years ago that it is the hard whack - Jim Taylor, 2020-08-20, 17:51
    - several times. Made no difference. (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2020-08-20, 17:47
- Twice in my 40 years of loading have I had primer issues - WB, 2020-08-20, 06:34
- primers - Alcorn, 2020-08-20, 06:07
- A friend bought some Winchester 9mm ammo - Jim Taylor, 2020-08-20, 06:03
  - I saw this myself, not that anyone would need to do it but.. - WB, 2020-08-20, 07:36
    - I wrote a pamphlet about it .. - Jim Taylor, 2020-08-20, 07:40
      - Ive never tried it but it might be fun to say you did - WB, 2020-08-20, 08:08
        I did it in Africa ... used a tin cooking pan - Jim Taylor, 2020-08-20, 10:28
        Really neat! I’ve never tried. (nm) - WB, 2020-08-20, 11:23
  - I've had factory ammo not work too. Also, have had brass... - Huey, 2020-08-20, 06:13

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