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Wolfhound86

02-18-15, 17:42

Did some panic buying at Cabelas today. Bought green box American Eagle XM855 and the primers are not crimped. It is 2014 head stamped brass. Has anyone else seen this?

sevenhelmet

02-18-15, 18:31

Mine are crimped, head stamped 2013.

I'm amazed you could find any of that stuff. F'ing BATF... :mad:

556BlackRifle

02-18-15, 19:39

I'm amazed you could find any of that stuff. F'ing BATF... :mad:

That's what I was thinking..... :mad:

Wolfhound86

02-18-15, 20:01

That's what I was thinking..... :mad:

Surprised me too, Cabelas had a crap load of x-tac green tip as well. Kind of steep at .50 a round for either brand.

Ryno12

02-18-15, 20:43

Did some panic buying at Cabelas today. Bought green box American Eagle XM855 and the primers are not crimped. It is 2014 head stamped brass. Has anyone else seen this?

Got pics? My guess is that's it's crimped. I've have seen different types of crimping on various LC loads. Some is more obvious than others.
Honestly, I live in a area that doesn't have a whole lot of panicky people. (Thankfully) The stuff is still all over the shelves yet at normal price.

...and don't ask where. I like things the way they are.

223to45

02-18-15, 21:58

That's what I was thinking..... :mad:
Still tons of it out there, just have to find the less popular sites.

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Wolfhound86

02-19-15, 00:05

Pictures, is it crimped.

http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j323/aholland86/Mobile%20Uploads/2CE761C5-4775-43BF-9C4D-D9FDC18FAC47.jpg (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/aholland86/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2CE761C5-4775-43BF-9C4D-D9FDC18FAC47.jpg.html)

556BlackRifle

02-19-15, 00:50

Ryno12

02-19-15, 05:13

Looks crimped to me.

Yep, me too.

That ring around the primer is the crimp.

Wolfhound86

02-19-15, 15:22

Thanks, I guess I was just used to the 4 point crimp..... :suicide2: