ive been warned not to use PPU brass by many hear and did some research and found some old posts with people having trouble. this prompted me to ask PPU if any thing has been done to address the issues mentioned. well its been a few weeks since I sent them an email but they finally got back to me a moment ago.
here is my email to them:
Quoteyour "10mm AUTO" brass has a very bad reputation on the online forums. however I am noticing many of the posts are 2-3 years old. has Prvi Partizan done anything to improve this brass in the last few years to solve these issues?
here is a good example of a post on issues people have had: http://10mm-firearms.com/reloading-10mm-ammo/10mm-reloaders-do-not-use-ppu-brass!!!/
it seems the problem was the brass was not taking to sizing or crimping. one member found that annealing helped with the issue.
please get back to me on this issue, I have a bunch of your 10mm auto brass and need to know if its safe to use.
thank you
-Matt
now here is PPU's response:
QuoteDear Mr.,
Thank you for contacting our company, and for very useful information and suggestion, also.
We wish to inform you that we made a reconstruction of the mentioned brass in the last few years.
After more analysis and improvement, on our complete testing, this brass had good results.
If you doubt the quality of brass that you have, you can send us the lot number, so that we can determine the year of production.
Thank you, once again, for the information that you submit.
Best regards
PPU Team
Prvi Partizan A.D.
I wonder if they have really solved the issue? I recently got my hands on some once fired PPU brass and while it does seem less malleable then other brands, I have not had any issues with it holding a crimp.
figured id share this with everyone.
-matt
Thanks for the update Matt. I have several pieces of the PPU brass in a bunch of once fired brass I recently purchased.
Good to know. Also good to hear that PPU is listening to their consumers.