Winchester AA Hul Reloading Danger?
Recently, I was told to inspect the AA Winchester Huls I was using for trap loads. Apparently, Winchester ran a newer version of the AA hul with a two piece base. Upon inspection, when you cut the hul down to the brass you can in fact see that the newer huls were in fact two piece. When you shoot these two piece huls after multiple reloads the inner plastic starts to fatique and separate. This separation was evidenced in my newer huls that had been reloaded 5 plus times. Eventually, it's apparent that you run the risk of that inner hul lodging in a barrel. I pass this information on and ask if this is in fact happening to others? You can spot a newer hul from an older as the newer hul has a distinct rim inside the hul @ 1/4" above the low brass whereas the older hul tapers smoothly in toward the primer hole without the inside rim. Has this question been raised before?
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old news, The new hulls came out a couple years ago,however the fears have been largely unfounded.
The hulls you speak of are also a different color than the old ones. They are DARK gray while the old AA hulss are LIGHT gray or red.
I have loaded and fired thousands of the new hulls without any problems. When loading them heavy they will will not last as long as loading them light but the old hulls behaved the same way. I have to throw away just as many of the old style for cracking, ect as I do the new ones. I get up to 10 reloades out of either style when doing trap loads.
Some people have had to make adjustments to their loaders to get the new hulls to crimp properly and not buckle. My MEC Grabber loads both styles without any adjustments. Winchester says the new hulls can be loaded the same as the old ones.
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