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**Mike Irwin** · May 21, 2009, 09:31 AM

Do NOT substitute pistol primers for rifle primers in high-intensity cartridges like the .222 or .223!

You're just asking for a pierced primer and an action full of very hot, very potent gas.

You can generally get away with it for rounds like the .22 Hornet, the .25-20, and the .32-20, rounds that are low power to begin with, but you still have to be very very careful.

May 21, 2009, 09:31 AM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Do NOT substitute pistol primers for rifle primers in high-intensity cartridges like the .222 or .223! You're just asking for a pierced primer and an action full of very hot, very potent gas. You can generally get away with it for rounds like the .22 Hornet, the .25-20, and the .32-20, rounds that are low power to begin with, but you still have to be very very careful. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.