Ed: My understanding, lowly as it is, is that the series of improperly manufactured agraffes starts in the 225000 range; that is, the threading was not cut right up to under the shoulders of the agraffes and when turning them in, the brass is stressed by having to thread itself for the last millimeter or so. Earlier ones, though, I haven't had problems with, as far back as you might want to go. The questionable series is I think, 225-264000. I could be off on these numbers. PR-J
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