primers

William A Harland

I am a newbie to reloading so please do not laugh. I am going to reload for a 45 auto and a 380 auto. I plan on using Winchester primers. Large pistol for the 45 Auto? Small pistol for the 380 Auto? mttrapper[:)]

William A Harland

i'm on the hunt for hulls that take a #57 and/or #157 primer. i can use 12/20/28/410 ga hulls

William A Harland

Just curious, if I do not have the exact primers that are called for in the recipe is it ok to use something different? Cases, same question? What if used Winchester cases instead of Nosler, FC, Remington, etc?

Thanks

William A Harland

Hi; I'm new to reloading, and need an answer.
I have a new LEE turret press, and i insert a new primer on the up stroke, after punching out the old primer. The manuals i read say not to touch the primers. My question is, How do I put the primer into the primer insertion piece without using my fingers? Thanks; Mike

William A Harland

I spilled some large rifle primers on my bench, but there was some large pistol primers on the bench too, they look the same, how can I tell them apart. or what is the difference? many thanks, joe

William A Harland

Is it all right to use cci magnum large rifle primers in my 300 weather magnum.

William A Harland

Can anyone tell me what's the deal with the primer shortage?

William A Harland

are federals better then winchester for handguns?

William A Harland

How much difference is there in brands of primers? I haven't been re-loading long and used mainly WSP and some CCI. With the lighter loads I use, I find that CCI seems to leave my gun much dirtier than WSP.
If I try a different brand, should I load a few and chrono them for comparison?

William A Harland

I am beginning to reload 40S&W. One of my manuals list winchester WSP primers and another list CCI 500 small pistol primers. I am loading 165 grns FMJ over power pistol powder. I want to know what is the different in the two primers and are they interchangable. Thank for any information.

William A Harland

Ok now guys i see all kinds of primers some have numbers behind them so do not like the rem small rifle primer 6-1/2 or 7-1/2 is there a chart somewere to see what the different primers fit what like 222 223 243 small and large rifles primers pistol primers would be a good tool to have on hand thanks

William A Harland

I have some magnum primers,never used them before.Whats the difference with them,I know they are more powerfull but when are they used and what sort of loads.

William A Harland

I got a hold of a bunch of small pistol primers but they are for magnum loads. Can I still use them for standard laods and just adjust my powder or is there a danger i dont know about?

William A Harland

Widener's has Wolf Small Rifle Mag primers for those with fast fingers that need em. Large pistol too.

William A Harland

how do you determine what primer to use??? Some say to use a small pistol primer for the 22 hornet. Why Not a small rifle primer??? I dont know and Iam just learning. I have all the newest reloading manuals from speer and hornady vol.7 but they dont tell you how to derive at a specific primer like they do powders or am I just not reading far enough.You guys seem to know your stuff and have helped me in the past. Thank you Oakie

William A Harland

Is there a chart with primer charger rates?

as to which is more powerful in comparison

B17-P51

Of course it is. That is exactly what they were designed for. Magnum primers help to ignite large amounts of slow burning powder more uniformly, especially when it is cold out.

skyfish

I think what your asking is, Weatherby recommends Federal Magnum Primers, are the CCi Mag primers okay. Yes they are, just work up your load.

Mtnlover

Absolutely they are OK to use. I used to think primers could be chosen by what was available in my cabinet till I found a 7mm Mag that grouped better with WLRM primers than CCI and a 22-250 that grouped better with CCI than Federal. No knock on Federal; they have a great reputation. It made me realize primers are just another variable to be worked out along with powder, bullets and seating depth.