I do not believe this to be the case. American Eagle is available in an 'Indoor Range Training' (IRT) version, which likely does use a NT primer. But this is not the American Eagle you pick up at public ranges. In similar fashion, there is a separate 'Clean Fire' version of Blazer that does use NT primers, but that's not the (very clean) Blazer brass you find at the range. Standard American Eagle and Blazer uses standard size flash holes, where ATK-Conglomerate ammo that uses NT primers carries the NT headstamp and a markedly larger flash hole.It's not the powder, it's the non-toxic primers. You'll see the same thing in PMC and Blazer cases, and it's due to the priming mixture, which is probably DDNP (Diazodinitrophenol), or it could be their brand new Catalyst primers.
Are you sure?It's not the powder, it's the non-toxic primers. You'll see the same thing in PMC and Blazer cases, and it's due to the priming mixture, which is probably DDNP (Diazodinitrophenol), or it could be their brand new Catalyst primers.
Hope this helps.
Fred
Buy it's not hard to tell - if it uses a non-lead primer it will have a NT headstamp as well as a significantly larger flash hole.Federal makes both their "regular" primer 45 acp and one with their new primer. Unknown as to what the OP picked up.