[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Primer ??

Posted: 8/4/2008 12:36:55 PM EDT

Picked up some CCI primers to reload 223 with 55gr Spitzers. Accidentally grabbed the magnums. Can I use them or do I just go backand get regular ones?

Posted: 8/4/2008 12:58:15 PM EDT

[#1]

We sort of go through this......a couple of times a week.........so, anyway...........

Anytime, you don't exactly follow what THE BOOK says.......you take a chance.

As you have noticed.........the BOOK specs what brand of: brass, primers, bullets, powder (and charge weight)......not to mention what brand of firearm they used........to test their load data.

The BOOK will WARN that changing components is a bad idea. Not to mention, that different BOOKS have a different idea about WHAT IS SAFE and what is an acceptable level of SAFETY.

So......IF you have a low tolerance for RISK......perhaps, you're better off going to the store and finding the components to match the BOOK.

But, handloading is part experimentation.

So......IF you have a little higher tolerance for RISK......perhaps, you could/would "take a calculated RISK" with a switch in components.

Standard advice.....when starting a new load......start low and work your way up.

NOTE: Bolt gun ammo or load data, isn't always O.K. w/ a semi auto.

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Just making a "minor change" can have an unwanted affect.....maybe even to the point of being DANGEROUS.

Read: How do changing various components affect chamber pressure and velocity?

www.frfrogspad.com/miscelld.htm#components

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Decide: WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU.

Aloha, Mark

PS...........some BOOKS will spec. mag. primers with certain powders. So, look at your BOOK.

And then, some say that mag. primers (or special military spec. primers) are BETTER for use in a military semi auto rifle, where the firing pin is free floating, as it helps to prevent "slam fire."

It's a FREE COUNTRY. So, choose and be safe.

Posted: 8/4/2008 1:12:47 PM EDT

[#2]

Thanks Mark!

Posted: 8/4/2008 3:21:50 PM EDT

[#3]

I'll see if I can get a FAQ entry.

If anyone wants to contribute the writeup, step right up.

After that, I'm going to start trashing threads asking this question.

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