Screwed up.....

Doc4USMC · November 1, 2008, 07:51 PM

Don't ask me how, but somehow I just reloaded 500 rounds of 124gr Winchester RN sitting on top of 4.6 gr WIN 231. Sounds good so far, huh. Well, I somehow used CCI small rifle primers. According to Speer the SP energy level is 5.50 Ft pounds, the SP Mag is 8.80 and the SR is 6.0. I have read several posts through a Google search that says it will not be a problem other than the RP has a harder primer case, others say it is a no go. Should I fire them, or begin the depriming marathon? Thanks in advance!!

And I don't even store them in the same place. There was a single box with 11 SP boxes!!! I can't explain how this happened unless when I purchased them, there was a mixed up box. I am at a loss.

zxcvbob · November 1, 2008, 08:01 PM

Is that a max load with the SP primer? If not, they should be just fine with SR's unless your firing pin can't reliably pop them. (When I first started reloading, I was loading .30 Carbine and 9mm, and I used SR primers for both because I didn't trust myself to keep the SP primers out of the carbine cases.)

If they are max loads, proceed cautiously but they still might be OK. Pretend they are "+P" loads.

Nnobby45 · November 1, 2008, 08:20 PM

I'm looking at the Speer Manual #12. It lists 4 different 125 gr. bullets all with just one load of 5.6 gr. W231 and DNR. (do not reduce). This is max for standard pressure.

Their +P loads, with sames bullets, start at 5.6 W231 and max's at 5.9

Let not your heart be troubled.

November 1, 2008, 08:01 PM	#2
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	Is that a max load with the SP primer? If not, they should be just fine with SR's unless your firing pin can't reliably pop them. (When I first started reloading, I was loading .30 Carbine and 9mm, and I used SR primers for both because I didn't trust myself to keep the SP primers out of the carbine cases.) If they are max loads, proceed cautiously but they still might be OK. Pretend they are "+P" loads. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

November 1, 2008, 07:51 PM	#1
Doc4USMC Junior Member Join Date: January 5, 2007 Posts: 4	Screwed up..... Don't ask me how, but somehow I just reloaded 500 rounds of 124gr Winchester RN sitting on top of 4.6 gr WIN 231. Sounds good so far, huh. Well, I somehow used CCI small rifle primers. According to Speer the SP energy level is 5.50 Ft pounds, the SP Mag is 8.80 and the SR is 6.0. I have read several posts through a Google search that says it will not be a problem other than the RP has a harder primer case, others say it is a no go. Should I fire them, or begin the depriming marathon? Thanks in advance!! And I don't even store them in the same place. There was a single box with 11 SP boxes!!! I can't explain how this happened unless when I purchased them, there was a mixed up box. I am at a loss.

November 1, 2008, 08:20 PM	#3
Nnobby45 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2004 Posts: 3,150	I'm looking at the Speer Manual #12. It lists 4 different 125 gr. bullets all with just one load of 5.6 gr. W231 and DNR. (do not reduce). This is max for standard pressure. Their +P loads, with sames bullets, start at 5.6 W231 and max's at 5.9 Let not your heart be troubled.