I actually like Blazer brass, and I keep the brass for reloading and find its on par with Federal. I avoid Winchester both because it's filthy, and because as a reloader Win brass is junk now. I have lots of brass that started as a mix of Blazer, Speer, Federal and Winchester...the Winchester has been sorted out due to splits, loose necks, etc. I dont have any problems with Blazer Brass and shoot a lot of it in 9mm.