Haven't reloaded in 20 years. Just got new equipment and am looking over brass and most has small shiny ring around primer pocket. So been googling to research and can't figure out if what I have is crimped. I have Winchester match which has small shiny ring around pocket and is not real symmetrically round (offset circle). Then have hornady match and has small shiny ring. Have lots of fed/American Eagle (black box) with FC head stamp again with small shiny ring. Remington with rp head stamp but NO shiny ring. Barnes tsx with Barnes head stamp and NO ring. Fusion with FC 13 head stamp with shiny ring AND green color on only ring area. Winch white box with WCC 13 head stamp with slight ring. PPU head stamp with NO ring. Fed XM 193 FMJ with LC 13 head stamp with small ring.
So....can someone help a confused guy so that I can be safe and not ruin my equipment? From reading many sites it doesn't sound like will hurt sizing/decap die but will just be harder to deprime. But in installing new primer with crimp sounds dangerous. Thanks for your help!
So....can someone help a confused guy so that I can be safe and not ruin my equipment? From reading many sites it doesn't sound like will hurt sizing/decap die but will just be harder to deprime. But in installing new primer with crimp sounds dangerous. Thanks for your help!