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Rio shotgun primers
JimmyJack
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Did some housecleaning in my reloading room today and found 3000 Rio primers I forgot I bought. Any comments on them? I heard they miced out 3 or 4 thousands bigger than 209s. shouldnt be a problem unless it makes the pocket too big to go back to 209s.
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Yep they look to be big.
3000 ought to wear out 6 boxes of AA's
I also made up a real easy tool to check primer fit in hulls. Take a spent US made primer and epoxy it to a short piece of 1/4 inch doweling. If you can't push the primer in over 2/3's to 3/4's of seating depth you are probably OK.
Since my sources for the Cheddite and Rio's has changed, along with prices, I will probably be using the American primers again once my current supply of Cheddites are gone and I will probably toss the hulls. [^][:)]
The Cheddites and Rios are slightly larger but will still seat OK.
Check with a mike or some good dial calipers to your own satisfaction.
I have used them for several years with good results in everything from light 7/8 oz.target loads to 1 1/8 oz. 1450+ fps filed loads.