Today I went to the range to put some rounds downrange and had a good time. After shooting, I went around looking to scrounge up some brass and ran across some new to me 9 MM nickel plated brass with a headstamp of "Maxxtech". When I picked it up it felt funny and when I looked inside I saw the same stepped or shouldered inside just like that Ammoload junk that has been on the market for a few years now. The bottom part might even be thicker than the Ammoload brass, but I'm not sure because I haven't seen that junk around for over a year. I definitely wouldn't try reloading this junk though, as I figure it would come apart right at the junction of the thick part and the thin part meet and leave a 1/4" ring of brass in the chamber.

This brass is noticeably heavier than normal 9 MM brass. I weighed the 4 cases I found at the range and they averaged around 75-76 grains. Normal 9 MM brass weighed around 60 grains and you can feel the difference when you pick it up. The case thickness in the mouth shows around 8 thousandths and the thick part of the case shows around 45 thousandths by my dial calipers.

Just posting this up for everyone to keep an eye out for this crud.