Servicios y Aventuras Primers - Light Strikes!

Jeff H said:
Funny thing(s)!

1) I have some 6 1/2s and found out early they don't handle much pressure AT ALL, so they are cast-bullet 222 and 375 mag primers to me.

2) I had to actually GO INTO WM a couple weeks ago. They had primers! They have never had primers before. They were Remington 9 1/2 and $98/k. OK, cool that they have primers, but not so cool on the price. No thanks.
Click to expand...
Urny filled me in on the differences between the #6-1/2 and #7-1/2 small rifle primers some years ago. The 6-1/2s are meant for smaller capacity cases like 22 Hornet, 25/20, 32/20, and 30 Carbine. The 7-1/2s are meant for the 222 Rem, 223 Rem that need to ignite more powder. Urny shared that in 22 Hornet his group sizes contracted instantly by switching to the less intense 6-1/2s, and recommended that I try them. They INSTANTLY shrunk my groups. I suspect (but don't know) that SPM primers by CCI have similar characteristics and do similar things.
 
Jeff H said:
Funny thing(s)!

1) I have some 6 1/2s and found out early they don't handle much pressure AT ALL, so they are cast-bullet 222 and 375 mag primers to me.

2) I had to actually GO INTO WM a couple weeks ago. They had primers! They have never had primers before. They were Remington 9 1/2 and $98/k. OK, cool that they have primers, but not so cool on the price. No thanks.
Click to expand...
I go in chinamart once a month,to get dog food.
Them rem primers have been in my store since before new years,,,same price 89.99,,they aint moving,and they aint marked them down yet.
 
One of my 357 and my ruger security 380 will not fire them. No amount of crush on the primer will make them work.
 
fwiw - I have 3x diff primer lots. Doubt there will be a big diff, regarding hardness. AND, I expect to use them for range ammo for old vintage revolvers that have a divet firing pin, and 9MM NATO style/spec pistols. Sure I will be fine at the end of the day.
 

oscarflytyer said:
fwiw - I have 3x diff primer lots. Doubt there will be a big diff, regarding hardness. AND, I expect to use them for range ammo for old vintage revolvers that have a divet firing pin, and 9MM NATO style/spec pistols. Sure I will be fine at the end of the day.
Click to expand...
I've not had problems igniting them but found a distinct difference in the same lot number with primers in blue trays. Harder were in black.

I seriously thought I had a primer feed stoppage on my progressive when the black tray primers switched to the blue trays because they were all of a sudden easy to seat.

I weighed and measured thickness of the 2 and they were the same. Must be a different alloy
 
You must log in or register to reply here.