radioman
NES Member
This is a non-fire review. I will update once I figure out which of my 9mm's I want to clog with varnish/shellac. I saw these USA made Winchester cartridges at my local Wal-mart for a very Russian like price. I read the box and the only "bad" thing was they are steel cases. I don't reload 9 and none of my 9mm's are national match quality so I don't mind shooting steel. I shoot Tula on a regular basis with no problem. When I got home instead of stacking these on the ammo shelf I thought I'd take a look. Being something I never bought before I was curious. What I found, though they were kitty approved, they looked like somethings manufactured in 1970's Siberia? USA made? Meaning these are brand new manufacture? This is embarrassing. They are covered with what looks like the old varnish from the Soviet ammo makers. In the photo the bottom row is Tula and the top are these new Winchesters. The Tula's are spotless clean. Blow up the photo and look in the extractor grove? What a mess. I'll update and let you know if these foul my pistol. First impressions are not good.