25-06 MAG PRIMERS???????

bsdoyle

ok So I did it and will admit it. In loading for my 25-06 I mistakingly put WMR Mag primers in the first37 rds I resized before I realized it. So question is I cant find a recipie for a powder I have to use them. Can I reduce the load of 44 gr of 4064 that I was going to use for hunnerd gr bullets or pucnh um out and throw them. I usually use CCI BR primers. Thanx guys .

charliemeyer007

I think I'd waste $2 worth of primers rather than $30 of bullets.

JustC

pull em, dump em, punch em, recharge em, re-seat em, go shoot em.

Rocky Raab

If that is less than a maximum book charge, load five or ten and test them. You'll have a load that is better, worse or no different than your usual one. At that point, you can smile and load the rest of them or punch out the primed ones. Document the test load so you'll know what to do the next time.

Mobuck

4064 is pretty fast for a 25/06. I use much slower powder and magnum primers as recommended.

sandwarrior

bsdoyle,

As noted by Mobuck, magnum primers are recommended for high quantities of slow powder in that case. IMO, that is a better combination for that case than standard primers and fast powders, such as the 4064 you are using. A magnum primer is a little hotter and faster than a standard primer. It's about like changing powder up one speed.

If you have any RE-19/22/25 or H1000, Retumbo or IMR 7828 or 8700 (I don't think they still make it) or Winchester 780 (not sure if it's made still either). Even 4831 or AA3100.

Anyhow, a heavy dose of slow powder and a magnum primer in that case works well. Go to the website for a start point to work up from, www.hodgdon.com and work from there.

I know a lot of people who found this out during the "big primer shortage". They simply worked up loads with magnum primers which were often available and had plenty of success.

The flip side is you can punch these out. But don't feel there is any need to. You can work up with what you've got. And, that's good information for down the road.