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May 28, 2009, 12:15 PM | #1 |
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.45 Colt Priming in Starline Brass
I bought a box of new Starline brass for .45 Long Colt and in using my Lee Autoprime tool I have difficulty seating CCI Large Pistol primers in this virgin brass. I have heard the CCI primers are very fine and consistent, so what am I not doing. Even turn in the case holder 180 degrees doesn't make them go in any easier.
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May 28, 2009, 12:36 PM | #2 |
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CCI primers have thicker metal in their cups, and are therefore harder to seat. Since the metal is thicker, there is a lot less chance of being pierced by a firing pin with heavy loads (pierced primers leak hot gas, which acts like an acetylene torch and cut into the firing pin, destroying it).
For semi-auto rifles the thicker cup also decrease the chance of having slam fires.
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