Great vid, very informative. I would add that CCI 41's are great primers, they are not absolutely necessary for the 223 round. Most times, poorly seated primers are the cause of slam fires. If you load a ton of 223, and your rifle is setup correctly, standard primers are fine for most loads and powders.
You can substitute a standard small rifle primer for a small pistol primer. You would never know the difference if you didn't know. I have loaded over 500,000 9mm with small rifle primers without issue. Learned this from a Winchester rep during a small pistol primer shortage 20 years ago, Mike DIllon was in the office at the time and confirmed it. Don't try to substitute a small pistol for a small rifle though, same Winchester guy told me this.
Okay, I have a question. To avoid having dozens of different primers, can you narrow down to an average amount of small pistol, large pistol, small rifle, large rifle, and magnum primers. Since an average person would need a warehouse in order to store/keep every type of primer made.
Thankyou for sharing this video i found it very helpful. Now my dilema at the moment i only reload .44 mag i use the correct primer which is needed from my lyman manual and the correct amount of powder to the brand (winchester 321) mated to a 240 grain projectile. I always pay close attention to details my overall lengths are always spot on 1.610 and they always go bang when asked BUT i tend to feel that the reloaded rounds are smokier than a factory round! What am i doing wrong?
I've been reloading M228 grenade fuzes with w209 primers but they are too much, what could I use that's a bit smaller but would seat in the 6mm hole like a 209?
@rage801 The magnum primer has more compound in it. This makes it more powerful and increases ignition reliability in magnum loads using slow burning dense powders like H110.
For a 9mm handgun, Would you want to use small pistol or large pistol primers? What is the difference? Is it size of the amount of compound in the primer?
What primer would you recomend for a 300 ultrag mag? im using h1000 and retumbo. Ive been using remington magnum primers but i havent heard much about them
I did a lot of looking today for federal 215 primers for reloading my 300 ultra mag but i couldnt find any federal primers anywhere.. so what would be a good 2nd best? I have remington magnum primers and i got cci 250 today..
I have small pistol magnum primers that I inherited but I don't have a small magnum pistol. Should I 1 go buy a small magnum pistol and reload for it or 2 should I use them in either a 9mm or 40 s&w but reduce the loads by 10 percent?
@ammosmith I did a lot of looking today for federal 215 primers for reloading my 300 ultra mag but i couldnt find any federal primers anywhere.. so what would be a good 2nd best? I have remington magnum primers and i got cci 250 today..
You have taught me more in 6 minutes, than I have learned about reloading, in my entire life. Thank you.
How did you miss the opportunity to call this " A primer on primers"?
Great vid, very informative. I would add that CCI 41's are great primers, they are not absolutely necessary for the 223 round. Most times, poorly seated primers are the cause of slam fires. If you load a ton of 223, and your rifle is setup correctly, standard primers are fine for most loads and powders.
I'm still using primers I bought in the late 80's
The 3 hole press I have had a lot of issues with and it's sitting in a box. I personally load from a single stage press exclusively.
You can substitute a standard small rifle primer for a small pistol primer. You would never know the difference if you didn't know. I have loaded over 500,000 9mm with small rifle primers without issue. Learned this from a Winchester rep during a small pistol primer shortage 20 years ago, Mike DIllon was in the office at the time and confirmed it. Don't try to substitute a small pistol for a small rifle though, same Winchester guy told me this.
@sadeyedangel Is it like the older M60 igniters? Try replacing the primer cup in the 209 primer battery cut with a musket cap.
Okay, I have a question. To avoid having dozens of different primers, can you narrow down to an average amount of small pistol, large pistol, small rifle, large rifle, and magnum primers. Since an average person would need a warehouse in order to store/keep every type of primer made.
So what do you recommend for a bolt action .308 tactical rifle. I currently use the CCI benchrest
what would you suggest for the quitest 9mm pistol primer for shooting wax rounds.
Thankyou for sharing this video i found it very helpful. Now my dilema at the moment i only reload .44 mag i use the correct primer which is needed from my lyman manual and the correct amount of powder to the brand (winchester 321) mated to a 240 grain projectile. I always pay close attention to details my overall lengths are always spot on 1.610 and they always go bang when asked BUT i tend to feel that the reloaded rounds are smokier than a factory round! What am i doing wrong?
i bought 500 of the cci 41 primers to re load in a bolt action 223, is this ok or should i hold off until i can find some standard small rifle primers
I've been reloading M228 grenade fuzes with w209 primers but they are too much, what could I use that's a bit smaller but would seat in the 6mm hole like a 209?
@rage801 The magnum primer has more compound in it. This makes it more powerful and increases ignition reliability in magnum loads using slow burning dense powders like H110.
For a 9mm handgun, Would you want to use small pistol or large pistol primers? What is the difference? Is it size of the amount of compound in the primer?
Helpful as always. What is you opinion on switching primers between loads? Eg: Recipe call for CCI small rifle but you only have federal small rifle.
What primer would you recomend for a 300 ultrag mag? im using h1000 and retumbo. Ive been using remington magnum primers but i havent heard much about them
I did a lot of looking today for federal 215 primers for reloading my 300 ultra mag but i couldnt find any federal primers anywhere.. so what would be a good 2nd best? I have remington magnum primers and i got cci 250 today..
I have small pistol magnum primers that I inherited but I don't have a small magnum pistol. Should I 1 go buy a small magnum pistol and reload for it or 2 should I use them in either a 9mm or 40 s&w but reduce the loads by 10 percent?
@ammosmith
I did a lot of looking today for federal 215 primers for reloading my 300 ultra mag but i couldnt find any federal primers anywhere.. so what would be a good 2nd best? I have remington magnum primers and i got cci 250 today..