westernrover
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I've started processing some Winchester White Box LC 5.56 M193 that I bought new and fired. This was the WWB that came on the stripper clips and that I bought new last summer. I bought a Lee primer swaging die to remove the crimps I was expecting to find. I don't see staked primers, but I do see a ring that assumed was a ring crimp. However, my Lee die didn't seem to be doing anything (the press lever had no resistance), so I tried priming a case and the primer went right in. Then I tried priming a case that I had not swaged, and it popped right in too.
I've never dealt with crimped primers before. I suspect if these cases were crimped, priming the case would be very difficult. Since it is not at all, is it safe to conclude that these cases are not crimped?
I post pics in a little bit.
I've never dealt with crimped primers before. I suspect if these cases were crimped, priming the case would be very difficult. Since it is not at all, is it safe to conclude that these cases are not crimped?
I post pics in a little bit.