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How come ELEY primed 22LR smells so bad?
2/27/2012 11:01:53 PM
Why do ELEY primed 22lr smell like acetone?
2/28/2012 11:21:55 AM
I'm not sure what they use, but Eley uses a patented priming compound.
2/28/2012 4:59:47 PM
Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that?
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Eley, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. [kneels]
Kilgore: I love the smell of Eley in the morning. You know, one time we had a bullseye match, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up to the line. The smell, you know that Eley smell, the whole range. Smelled like
[sniffing, pondering]
Kilgore: victory. Someday this match's gonna end...
[suddenly walks off]
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Eley, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. [kneels]
Kilgore: I love the smell of Eley in the morning. You know, one time we had a bullseye match, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up to the line. The smell, you know that Eley smell, the whole range. Smelled like
[sniffing, pondering]
Kilgore: victory. Someday this match's gonna end...
[suddenly walks off]
2/28/2012 6:25:39 PM
Because it is French! Your stupid american pig dog. Federal Ammo is a hamster, and American Eagle smells of elderberries! 
On a serious note, I am going to assume it smells odd because the powder blend is something only they use. *shrug*
On a serious note, I am going to assume it smells odd because the powder blend is something only they use. *shrug*
2/28/2012 6:32:13 PM
What ammo are you using? Are you sure it's the primer that smells and not the powder? Different ammo makers use Eley primers so there will be different powders.
2/28/2012 8:10:07 PM
I've always thought of it as smelling more like Crazy Glue.
Definitely funky!
Definitely funky!
2/28/2012 9:02:23 PM
Well I have noticed it with Aguila and Wolf 22lr
3/1/2012 8:41:35 AM
I think Eley uses ground up used socks from a gym as filler material in the priming compound.
3/1/2012 10:34:27 PM
Originally Posted By m1garand__man:
Well I have noticed it with Aguila and Wolf 22lr
Well I have noticed it with Aguila and Wolf 22lr
Both of those smell different than Eley or SK. I stopped putting a glass of soda next to my gun during a match, an empty SK case makes the soda taste just like the fired cases smell, only worse.
