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1/9/2014 4:59:14 PM EDT
I have been reloading for a few years now on a Dillon SDB. I reload 45acp and 9mm. Previous to components being so hard to find I used large CCI primers for 45.

A while back when the shortages were high I wound up picking up some Remington large primers. I loaded a few hundred of them. I was at the range and was getting dead strikes.

At this point I was shooting my high round count 1911. I was like ok maybe time she needs a tune up. In the mean time my XDS was returned from the recall. I took that and the rounds

back to the range. The XDS has a very low round count and the same is happening so I know it isn't the 1911.  The primer has a dent in it. If I have the round in the 1911 and

re cock the hammer it fire the round. I only have about a 100 of them left that are finished and can shoot them out but what are my options for the 1200 primers I have?  Any

help or advice would be appreciated.


1/9/2014 6:15:21 PM EDT
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I have been reloading for a few years now on a Dillon SDB. I reload 45acp and 9mm. Previous to components being so hard to find I used large CCI primers for 45.



A while back when the shortages were high I wound up picking up some Remington large primers. I loaded a few hundred of them. I was at the range and was getting dead strikes.



At this point I was shooting my high round count 1911. I was like ok maybe time she needs a tune up. In the mean time my XDS was returned from the recall. I took that and the rounds



back to the range. The XDS has a very low round count and the same is happening so I know it isn't the 1911.  The primer has a dent in it. If I have the round in the 1911 and



re cock the hammer it fire the round. I only have about a 100 of them left that are finished and can shoot them out but what are my options for the 1200 primers I have?  Any



help or advice would be appreciated.





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Second strike fired the round is the give away that the primers were not seated all the way.




First strike seated the primer in the bottom of the primer pocket, second strike fired it.




Nothing wrong with your primers.




Concentrate on primer seating and you sill be fine.








I also suggest you inspect your loaded rounds for proper primer seating, like the case with the pistol pointing at it.




Held at an angle, you should see a tiny sliver of brass above the primer.




This ensures primer is .002 to .005 below the end of the case.
1/9/2014 6:45:01 PM EDT
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Yup, nine times out of nine if the primer doesn't fire on the first try even though it has a nice big dimple, then fires on the second or even third try, it was NOT seated all the way.  It has to be bottomed out on the primer pocket  to go Bang.
1/12/2014 4:48:20 PM EDT
[#3]
Thanks much for the input. I do inspect the rounds and have found a few that weren't flush. Well this makes sense. I had shoulder surgery in April and was so bored I was reloading left

handed. I thought I was seating them well but after the responses I do remember not wanting to push too hard with my off hand. Lucky for me only a 100 rounds left of them and shoulder all
healed up.


Thanks again.
1/12/2014 4:52:59 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Thanks much for the input. I do inspect the rounds and have found a few that weren't flush. Well this makes sense. I had shoulder surgery in April and was so bored I was reloading left

handed. I thought I was seating them well but after the responses I do remember not wanting to push too hard with my off hand. Lucky for me only a 100 rounds left of them and shoulder all
healed up.


Thanks again.
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By this do you mean they were High?

Primers should not be flush, they should be Below Flush.
1/12/2014 5:41:23 PM EDT
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They were not as high as the one in the upper photo.. I used the wrong terms meaning they were not fully seated. I was a bit hesitant when seating them left handed but thought they were

good to go obviously not. When doing it I was not powering them in as I am stronger left handed but dont have the same feel and didn't want to break the press arm becaue of it.


I had never had any problems like this but I had never had shoulder surgery either
1/13/2014 2:43:22 PM EDT
[#6]
OK stupid question time:

What number Remington primer are you using? Are they 2 1/2?
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