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pistol cartridge reloading
jimbowby
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[:D] OK, this will be new tome, I've got the LEE loading equip and I've been reloading rifles (.223/.243/30-06/257 Wby mag---for years and NEVER done pistol-
My questions are will any of my rifle primers work (small/large/mag)?? and since it'll be for 45 colt/45acp and 38/357-do any of you guys have a recommended powder, as a general middle of the ground choice
The pistols are S & W 1911/Colt 1911 NM for the 45acp and S & W 686 for the 38/357 and Ruger Blackhawk for the .45 colt-
Thanx for any and all advice !!
[:o)][:o)] JIMBO
My questions are will any of my rifle primers work (small/large/mag)?? and since it'll be for 45 colt/45acp and 38/357-do any of you guys have a recommended powder, as a general middle of the ground choice
The pistols are S & W 1911/Colt 1911 NM for the 45acp and S & W 686 for the 38/357 and Ruger Blackhawk for the .45 colt-
Thanx for any and all advice !!
[:o)][:o)] JIMBO
Comments
Always use the correct primer for the job. A rifle primer has a harder cup, a LR primer is deeper than a LP primer.
Damn, I've got thousands of CCI rifle primers--I guess I'll stop at Cabelas when I get to Nevada this weekend --and stockup
Thanx again--
[:o)][:o)] JIMBO
GH1[:)]
http://wideners.com/index.cfm
I've been buying off the internet for years, but like you say Toolfogie, shipping now is murder--
I have a place in Nevada and in my travels back and forth (Ca/Nv), I stop at Cabela's in reno and "pickup" stuff
[:o)][:o)] JIMBO
Widener's has wolf primers on sale, of course that hazmat charge can be a dealbreaker.
http://wideners.com/index.cfm
Boy ain't that the truth! I thought about ordering a box of Buffalo Bore ammo but I can't justify spending $25.00, plus shipping, for a $20.00 box of bullets. Seems crazy to me.
GH1[:)]
If your pistols have strong hammer springs you can use small rifle primers, but since springs get old stick with the pistol primers.
Yes you can use the rifle primers in pistol. I have used small rifle (standard) primers in .357 with good results. They perform similar to magnum primers so you have to adjust your loads accordingly, but with a full case of 2400 or Herco or other bulky powder they work well. As stated earlier, the cups are thicker and harder to withstand the higher pressures of rifle so some handguns may not fire them reliably, you will have to test your own to see.