These keep popping up! The old bad primers from the era

When none were to be found, at all! ElDorado, a division of PMC made them. Marketed “heavy metal free” I obtained some in both large pistol and small pistol sized. The latter worked just peachy. The Large Pistol produced squibs! I don’t know how either. They all go pow! With a plume of fire. But put in powder and bullet, pifft…

The tell is the tiny “M” or “E” that is embossed on the bottom. I keep finding old ammo I loaded with them. I have to pull them all. Even Bullseye is not reliable with them! I thought maybe trying black powder, just to see.