Small Pistol Primers

[akinswi]

Anybody know where i can get small pistol primers any manufacturer in stock?

Side note i do have several thousand CCI Small rifle primers i was wondering if you can use those to load small pistol in a pinch. research i did is that they are almost identical but the cup thickness is little thicker albeit not much on the small rifle

Thanks

[ghbucky]

My local Sportsman's warehouse had primers on the shelf, so you might see if you can order online from them.

[akinswi]

website or number?

[ghbucky]

Google is your friend

https://www.sportsmans.com/

edit: welp, looks like they won't ship to you.

[akinswi]

none in stock to ship thanks for trying

[ghbucky]

looks like we are back to gunbroker auction days.

[akinswi]

ya i was i browsing there earlier there prices are ridiculous, but that happens for high demand and no supply. I loaded up a few rds with small rifle primers see how they do.

[FoghornLeghorn]

Open an account with MidwayUSA and on the small pistol primers, tell them you want to be notified when they're in stock. They get them about once a week but they don't last.

[the45er]

Small pistol primers are in very short supply here in the Houston area and on major internet outlets. I buy a fair amount from Midway USA so I will try to place a notification as FoghornLeghorn suggests.

Good luck!

[the45er]

I just searched “primers” on gunbroker.com and saw bids of $100 per thousand small pistol primers and climbing! I’m certainly not that desperate yet!

[7.62 man]

Every place I have seen primers in stock they have jacked the prices up so high it's not worth buying.
It's not worth it to me to pay more than 5 cents ea for primers, I have some so I will stretch them out until the prices come down.

[ghbucky]

I just went through my stock of primers and I only have around 500 small pistol.

I also discovered I have 2000 small magnum pistol primer.

I have no idea why I have magnum small pistol primers.

[USSR]

akinswi,

No problem using small rifle primers in place of small pistol primers, as they are the same size (unlike large pistol and large rifle primers). The only possible problem might be that a striker-fired handgun might not be able to ignite them consistently.

Don

[jetinteriorguy]

I’ve been preparing for this. I have about 20000 left and about 15000 in the form of loaded ammo. Plus with the virus I’ve been staying away from the range so not burning ammo up right now.

[Micro man]

Ditto with Foghornleghorn, I requested notification from MidwayUSA for small and large pistol primers and last Sunday night I got an email from them,and I jumped on it like a duck on a June bug.

They arrived today, 2K worth of primers and some powder to make the haz mat worthwhile, plus free shipping.

[JWM]

Fortunately, I’m still sitting on nearly 10,000 small pistol primers that I bought last fall for a good price (CCI rebates). I purchased because it is just a matter of “when the next shortage comes”. Came sooner than I thought. That being said, I still go into conservative recreational shooting mode for the time being. My monthly consumption of ammo is probably down around 25% of normal rounds expended. Don’t want to run out.

[akinswi]

JWM,
This is precisely why Iam shooting more revolver now than semi auto. I shoot way less . You do the math 5 to 6 shots out of revolver vs my xdm 5.25 and 19rd mag im shooting 3 to 4 times less ammo, and im not on my hands and knees for 1hr picking up brass. Did i mention i hate picking up brass. so ready for this election year to be over.

[Machineguntony]

If any of you guys are in Texas and willing to drive to pick them up from me, I’m trying to arrange a group buy. Right now we are very short. I need a minimum of 100 bricks and so far only have commitment for 35 bricks.

[zxcvbob]

Can you find Federal small rifle primers? (I think they are 205's but don't remember for sure) Even a DA revolver can usually set those off, and they work well in pistol rounds.

[Katsumi Liquer]

Side note i do have several thousand CCI Small rifle primers i was wondering if you can use those to load small pistol in a pinch. research i did is that they are almost identical but the cup thickness is little thicker albeit not much on the small rifle

I've been using Remington 6½ SRPs in my .40 S&W loads for years with no problems.

[Unclenick]

Originally Posted by akinswi

Side note i do have several thousand CCI Small rifle primers i was wondering if you can use those to load small pistol in a pinch. research i did is that they are almost identical but the cup thickness is little thicker albeit not much on the small rifle

If you call CCI and ask, as I did, the nice lady on the other end will look up their primers and compare component numbers and priming mix quantities for you. But for this one, she knows the answer off the top of her head. The CCI #400 small rifle primers are identical to the CCI #550 small pistol Magnum primers. They are just in different packaging. She said CCI employees buy the #400s for their rifles and handguns all the time so they can buy a bigger quantity at a time and stock just the one.

If you haven't been using a magnum primer in you gun, back the charge down 5% and work back up to a velocity match to your usual load.

[robhic]

Originally Posted by akinswi

Did i mention i hate picking up brass. so ready for this election year to be over.

Here's something that might be helpful. It can be a little distracting but I find it works. An "Ejected Casing Catcher": https://tinyurl.com/yyg3ubh2

[akinswi]

@ Unclenick,

How about BR4 small rifle primers? I have thousand of those as well? I know there is plethora of info about how some say are the same as the 400s and some not. Im assuming these are ok to use aswell. This interesting aswell because i can buy 1 primer and reload small rifle, small pistol and 357 magnum excellent

[Unclenick]

I don't know about the BR-4. IIRC, when Charles Petty tested them in .223 in 2006, they turned out to be as hot as 450's. But don't hold me to that. I can't find my copy of the article. Instead, I would just call CCI and ask.

[FoghornLeghorn]

The CCI #400 small rifle primers are identical to the CCI #550 small pistol Magnum primers.

So one can use small rifle primers for powders like 2400 with no difference?