Federal LR primer anomaly

[Hoss]

Opened up a box of federal match LR primers. This is what came out. I’ve never seen this before. Any thoughts? 

[Buckshot Sheridan]

New from factory, or did you get them from a random third party?  If I were to guess someone filled a partial tray of match primers with another batch. 

[Griff]

I'd ask Federal... I doubt anyone here could anything but guess... and your's is probably as good as anyone's.  

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

I posted a picture of Federal small mag pistol primers that looked a lot like that not too long back.  I was told by others that it is pretty common and they see it often.

 

 

 

 

[Rip Snorter]

Just looked my Federal Champion Large Rifle are Red, Champion Large Pistol are not.  Old stock - I would check with the manufacturer as well.  

[Old Man Graybeard]

I had some new federal small pistol primers that looked different too

[Texas Red]

My Guess or SWAG....

Red ones are Republicans......

Others are Independents......

 

[Cholla]

My guess is the anvil metal was coming to the end of the roll and the red was to warn the machine operator it was about to run out.

[Tarheel Doc]

Have you had any issues with the primers not igniting. If not it doesn’t matter what color they are?

[Three Foot Johnson]

Look at the pic full-size, and there are some other odd things, like the anvil of the one I circled. I also never noticed how poorly the paper disc over the compound fit either. I'll have to look at some of mine now. 

[Tequila Shooter]

I’d try to contact Federal also, but now a days I don’t have much faith anything would be done.  Truthfully I wouldn’t be too concerned about the color of the anvil as long as the primer compound is the same color they should go off the same.  What Three Foot shows looks like a machining issue if you notice in his picture some are peened over nicely, a couple are smashed, and a couple don’t even look like they got peened at all.  Looks like Federal is having QC issues. 

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

We're these primers purchased retail or private party? 

[Von Dutch, SASS # 7995]

5 hours ago, Tequila Shooter said:

I’d try to contact Federal also, but now a days I don’t have much faith anything would be done.  Truthfully I wouldn’t be too concerned about the color of the anvil as long as the primer compound is the same color they should go off the same.  What Three Foot shows looks like a machining issue if you notice in his picture some are peened over nicely, a couple are smashed, and a couple don’t even look like they got peened at all.  Looks like Federal is having QC issues. 

I had a different problem about four years ago and I contacted the Federal people, and they were no help at all! they just brushed me off so if you contact Federal I wish you a lot of luck!