Magnum Primers in 38 loads

BntBrl · July 26, 2008, 10:31 AM

Is it safe to load magnum primers in a 2.8 grain 38 spc casing with 125 grain lrnfp. I got a box of mag primers mixed in with some primers I bought at the store somehow. Is it okay to shoot them in a 38 spc?

My friend has a 357, would it be safe to shoot them in the 357? I can load them after Im done loading for my 38, if I do I will use the nickel cases I have stashed so I cant mix them up.

zxcvbob · July 26, 2008, 10:36 AM

If you're not at maximum loads already, magnum primers will be just fine -- but they may shoot different. If you are loading to the max, you need to work up the loads again when using SPM or SR primers.

If it's just a couple of hundred, maybe save them for later when you might want to work up some H110 or W296 magnum loads.

BntBrl · July 26, 2008, 05:40 PM

It is the minimum load for a 38 special.

WESHOOT2 · July 27, 2008, 10:59 AM

It will be safe.

It may affect accuracy.

July 26, 2008, 10:31 AM	#1
BntBrl Member Join Date: June 8, 2008 Posts: 95	Magnum Primers in 38 loads Is it safe to load magnum primers in a 2.8 grain 38 spc casing with 125 grain lrnfp. I got a box of mag primers mixed in with some primers I bought at the store somehow. Is it okay to shoot them in a 38 spc? My friend has a 357, would it be safe to shoot them in the 357? I can load them after Im done loading for my 38, if I do I will use the nickel cases I have stashed so I cant mix them up.

July 26, 2008, 10:36 AM	#2
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	If you're not at maximum loads already, magnum primers will be just fine -- but they may shoot different. If you are loading to the max, you need to work up the loads again when using SPM or SR primers. If it's just a couple of hundred, maybe save them for later when you might want to work up some H110 or W296 magnum loads. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

July 27, 2008, 10:59 AM	#4
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	It will be safe. It may affect accuracy. __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

July 26, 2008, 05:40 PM	#3
BntBrl Member Join Date: June 8, 2008 Posts: 95	It is the minimum load for a 38 special.