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Yesterday I cleaned my Saturdays cas/ BAM match .30-06 brass and .45 brass that I had shot in my 1927a1 WH and in my .45 AR pistol. I noticed that the Thompson fired primers were unlike any that I have seen before. Im wondering if these primers are normal for these guns? My load is what Ive used for years 4.5 gr of Red Dot under a 200 gr cast or pc bullet. Here is a photo of them compared to normal primers. All of these are the same load and bullet.

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I got the same intentions on my WH. The replacement fitting pin fixed it. If you look at the bolt face, you'll see the slot that causes this. It's not over pressure. I got it with factory loads and my reloads, which are bottom of the scale (7.1 grains of Accurate #5 under a 230 grain plated ball). Worst part is sometimes the primer will come out of the case and cause a jam. May be getting some gas escaping to the rear when that happens too.
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Yes sir, it works my in Detonics, Colt New Agent, blowback Olympic Arms carbines and full size 1911s. I use the same bullet [not the same powder] in my cowboy .45lc Vaquero revolvers.
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Do you have a chronograph? If you do,look for around 950fps. I think at times that people load for pistols and putting them in rifles do not aklways match up well. Just me thinking.
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Overpressure will normally cause the soft primer to fill the entire primer pocket, even the chamfer. If this round is overpressure, it isn't by much.

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I carried my 1927 a1 WH to my cas match yesterday to show off and let one of the cowboys try it out. Well I just finished cleaning my brass from the match .45 lc [Marlin 1894], .38-40 [Colt New Service revolvers] and the .45 acp that he shot. Lo and behold I don't have the aforementioned deformation on these primers, they look normal. Same load except for the round nose bullet. The only difference in the gun is the install of shortened McMaster Carr springs and a buffer. Don’t understand but normal primer indentations are ok by me. My 10.5 bbl arrived from GPC, waiting on my sbr paperwork. It’s been five months 17 days so far.
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