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September 15, 2007, 10:26 AM | #1 |
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Small Pistol Magnum primers?
I was given a box of 1000 Winchester small pistol magnum primers. Since I rarely reload for any magnum pistols, I was wondering if I could use them in my standard pistol loads. All of my standard pistol loads are at least 10% under listed max.
Any opinions out there? Roger |
September 15, 2007, 10:43 AM | #2 |
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I don't think that loading at 90% of max will pose any problems with the magnum primers.
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September 15, 2007, 12:41 PM | #3 |
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I wish I had people that would GIVE me a brick of primers! You shouldn't have any problems. As your loads aren't tipping the scales toward the max, I would use them. Just keep an eye out for dimpled primers. They will probably work better with slower powders. Hope this helps. CB.
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September 18, 2007, 09:21 PM | #4 |
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I recently loaded a mess of 9mm using the magnum's by mistake. I was using 125 gr. lead RN with a load of 231 in the middle range. I emailed Winchester, just to check, and they said the load was ok. I've since shot them with not problem.....to tell the truth, I didn't feel any difference in recoil from the small primers...................ck
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