WRA Brass

[eyesandfrootloops]

any one ever have any troubles with WRA head stamped brass? primers don't seem to want to seat right and they don't seem to like to go into my shell plate with out a little nudge..

 

[yodave]

Wra

Thats some collectable brass

 

[eyesandfrootloops]

Thats some collectable brass

? what do you mean?

 

[yodave]

That headstamp is Winchester Repeating Arms, they dopped that stamp when they went over to Winchester Western which was replace by simply Winchester.

Not sure when they dropped the WRA headstamp but Winchester Western was replaced by Winchester in the late 1960's.

Have to ask where did you find the WRA brass and what caliber is it?

 

[eyesandfrootloops]

my buddie bought it here off the EE it's .45auto...and being a serious pain in the coc*

 

[yodave]

look for some newer brass on the EE
Its still cheap enough it won't break the bank

So how many WRA brass have you got

 

[eyesandfrootloops]

alot.. there where 600 in the bag and seems like 9 out of 10 are wra..

 

[yodave]

I am going to guess that the primers are also crimped on the wra brass, unless it has already been reloaded at least once.

 

[M12shooter]

Didn't mention what caliber but the only WRA brass I have is 45 ACP and it's from WWII. If you look closely the rims cut into the case base they are not quite as deep as more modern speced stuff. Kind of cool thinking that that ammo was manufactured to kill Axis soldiers.

 

[yodave]

The 'WRA' headstamp first appeared in 1929 on the 45 Auto Rim

from google