skrapyard628
02-27-2020, 10:24 AM
Here comes another 9mm mystery headstamp. I consulted the great Google and couldnt seem to find this one at all.
Does anyone here have a clue where these are from?
257541
These little buggers were giving me some trouble last evening when they made it to the press. The primer hole on most of them is not centered and a little small, but its close enough to center that the decap pin on my Redding die would make it into the hole and pop the primer out. But then the pin would get stuck in the hole and the pin would pull out of the die.
Yes, I should have gone back and sorted my brass again. But I honestly did not want to have to sort 3000 9mm cases for a second time. For the 7 or 8 of these that popped up in that batch of brass I think I saved a bit of time compared to sorting everything again.
Some of the brass in the batch I processed is from the 70s and 80s if that helps. I bought out an older gentlemans reloading supplies that he hadnt used since the early 90s. So I am assuming the "88" on the headstamp means it was produced in 1988.
The red around the primer pocket is just primer sealant. There wasnt a crimp holding in the primers.
Does anyone here have a clue where these are from?
257541
These little buggers were giving me some trouble last evening when they made it to the press. The primer hole on most of them is not centered and a little small, but its close enough to center that the decap pin on my Redding die would make it into the hole and pop the primer out. But then the pin would get stuck in the hole and the pin would pull out of the die.
Yes, I should have gone back and sorted my brass again. But I honestly did not want to have to sort 3000 9mm cases for a second time. For the 7 or 8 of these that popped up in that batch of brass I think I saved a bit of time compared to sorting everything again.
Some of the brass in the batch I processed is from the 70s and 80s if that helps. I bought out an older gentlemans reloading supplies that he hadnt used since the early 90s. So I am assuming the "88" on the headstamp means it was produced in 1988.
The red around the primer pocket is just primer sealant. There wasnt a crimp holding in the primers.