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buying primers

.45 rules.45 rules Member Posts: 13 ✭✭
edited June 2010 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
I just did a Google Search as I was considering selling some primers online as I'm shooting less .45 these days.

Could someone please tell me if I am reading the law wrong, as well as some horror stories, or if you are selling primers and you are not federally trained, licensed, registered, or whatever it is called, are you at risk for fines that are just plain astonishing as in you could lose your home?

And if so, why are people listing primers for sale online? I see a few are legitimate business and collect the HAZMAT fee, but most appear to not be.

Thanks in advance,
JF
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  • .45 rules.45 rules Member Posts: 13 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Are there any primer brands I should avoid? I have been using cci in my square deal with no problems, but have seen better deals on other brands, wolf in particular. any suggestions would be appreciated thanks , Marv
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  • shoff14shoff14 Member Posts: 11,994 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The wolf primers seem to be pretty good. I have been using there small pistol primers.
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  • lksmith03lksmith03 Member Posts: 1,742 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have had no problems with Wolf primers.
    I have used CCI, Winchester and Wolf with no problems. However all my lee equipment says not to use Federal primers due to being more sensitive on the Autoprime and progressive presses.
    I have seen pictures and heard stories of them going BOOM!
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,088 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've been seeing more posts about problems with Wolf lately. Hard to seat, not seating proper depth, and not firing possibly due to damage to the pellet during hard seating. CCI has always been a good choice for me. Fortunately, I had a large supply before the shortages started and haven't bought any primers for well over a year.
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  • Okie743Okie743 Member Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by lksmith03
    I have had no problems with Wolf primers.
    I have used CCI, Winchester and Wolf with no problems. However all my lee equipment says not to use Federal primers due to being more sensitive on the Autoprime and progressive presses.
    I have seen pictures and heard stories of them going BOOM!


    I use the MORE SENSTIVE Federal 210M primers with in several of the hammer type, guns, like the H&R's for example, that have a tendency to intermittently snap when using the harder shell primers! The Federal 210M large rifle primers and these Hammer type guns seem to be a desirable combo!
    I always wear eye protection and keep a heads up and face away from the hull area when priming, when using any primers!
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you are a competition shooter, you probably are constantly going to try to get a better trigger out of your gun, at least till you get it just right. Alot of times this means messing with various spring combinations and polishing or replacing parts. One possible side effect of that perfect trigger could be a somewhat light primer strike. I found this out trying to do a vanek ultimate glock trigger job myself without vanek parts. Anyway, my point is you may find a desire to use a softer primer so when your on your third striker spring and don't wanna be on your forth cause man that trigger is JUST RIGHT, those lighter primer strikes aren't that big of a deal. And when you run out of those and have to go to that box of CCI primers, that fresh new factory spring is taped to the box as a reminder ;)
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  • Okie743Okie743 Member Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Originally posted by leeblackman
    If you are a competition shooter, you probably are constantly going to try to get a better trigger out of your gun, at least till you get it just right. Alot of times this means messing with various spring combinations and polishing or replacing parts. One possible side effect of that perfect trigger could be a somewhat light primer strike. I found this out trying to do a vanek ultimate glock trigger job myself without vanek parts. Anyway, my point is you may find a desire to use a softer primer so when your on your third striker spring and don't wanna be on your forth cause man that trigger is JUST RIGHT, those lighter primer strikes aren't that big of a deal. And when you run out of those and have to go to that box of CCI primers, that fresh new factory spring is taped to the box as a reminder ;)


    Right about the SOFT shell and HARDER shell primers vs springs, trigger pull, etc!
    I found from from testing (trial and error) reloading which primer brands were softer, more sensitive, and were required for some OEM (original hammer springs) type guns! (several of the hammer type rifles were new) CCI primers seem to fit into the HARDER shell category! Federal seem to be the softer more sens types!
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