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June 24, 2012, 05:33 PM | #1 |
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Pistol vs Rifle primers question
Hi all
Easy question. I understand there are differences between the two types of primers - i.e. pistol vs riflle, among other differences as well. I have an opportunity to buy a large number of small rifle primers, but I am just getting into reloading 9mm for my pistol. I got Remington 1 1/2 primers from the gun store on recommendation from them. They were out of the non-magnum pistol primers from CCI. A friend is selling a ton of small rifle magnum primers - kvb5.56M a.k.a. WolfSRM. Will these work for my situation? I would love to have versatility with my components, but not at the expense of safety, of course. ZAG
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June 24, 2012, 05:52 PM | #2 |
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Small rifle will likely give higher velocity (higher pressure). Magnum small rifle will be higher still.
The bigger problem is that they are harder, so can cause light strikes in a handgun. I might use small rifle if thats all that I could find, but definitely wouldn't use small rifle magnum in a pistol, unless a magnum was called for already... |
June 24, 2012, 06:12 PM | #3 |
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I wouldn't touch what you are suggesting, not a good idea! William
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June 24, 2012, 06:14 PM | #4 |
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I have no verification of this, but have been told that a CCI 550 small pistol magnum is the same as the CCI 400 small rifle.
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June 24, 2012, 07:19 PM | #5 |
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The last couple of years I've used 3,000 small rifle primers (WOLF) in 9mm and 38 special and only had 1 FTF. Not a problem, they are a little harder to install as they are slightly larger so make sure they are seated all the way down. I couldn't tell the diff between cci and russian primers. I load 40,000 rounds a year and even have some on order now to use this summer, get them and use them up. Charlie
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