All of these rounds came out of a brand new Winchester White Box and they all caused FTF. Why did they cause FTF? Because they were not crimped correctly. Each of these rounds had a pretty sizable bell; some all the way around the rim and some only partially.
Here is one of the rounds shown not fitting into the .45 gauge.
This is the first jam. It took me close to 20 minutes to get it cleared.
It is pretty unnerving to have a live round stuck in the barrel and the gun millimeters away from being in battery with the hammer back. The first FTF was a doozy. I could not for the life of me move the slide in either direction and with a live round in there I did not want to hit it. I ended up pouring a good amount of oil all over the stuck round and that eventually helped loosen things up. I was not a happy camper.
I used to have 100% confidence in Winchester White Box ammo. I am sorry to say that this is no longer the case. From now on I will have to check the ammo, especially my defensive rounds.
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