M1 Carbine reload

Maxx424

August 30, 2007 14:03

Sorry to be so dumb but which CCI Mil Spec primer do you use for carbine ammo? # 34 or #41.

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  perry shooter

  August 30, 2007 14:14

  Hello IMHO I see no need to load a MILITARY SPEC primer in a 30 carbine This is not a long range cartridge. a plain standard small rifle primer will work fine .EDIT NOT TRUE on mil spec primers [:p]There are loads of other firearms with the same style firing pin as carbine . that work just fine with normal primers . Just make sure you dont have a bunch of rust in the bolt to cause the pin to bind and not be free to float.[:(]

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  awinds

  August 30, 2007 14:20

  I just use CCI small rifle primers- #400.
  The Speer manual lists CCI#400,450,41.

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  BHAVIN

  August 30, 2007 14:21

  I also use standard small rifle primers although I use Winchester.

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  dcs shooters

  August 30, 2007 14:49

  I use any small rifle primers I have on hand. Have never had a problem with them going BANG!

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  Maxx424

  August 31, 2007 05:54

  Thanks for the info. I thought that you needed to use a Mil Spec. primer as it has a free floating firing pin and the tougher primer avoided slam fires. Not true?

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  jonk

  August 31, 2007 07:32

  You don't have to; it depends on the round fired and your gun. Try letting the bolt slam on a few empty rounds- i.e. no powder- and see if it dimples the primer. If not, you don't need one. If so- your call; the worst that will happen is a double fire- happens about every 100 rounds or so with my french MAS 49 unless I use CCI primers.

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  Maxx424

  August 31, 2007 07:43

  Thanks all for the info. Since I don't have any small rifle primers and need to get all the stuff to reload I think I'll go with the #41 just to be safe.

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  ww2buff9067

  September 01, 2007 17:39

  I use small pistol primers, actually, and haven't had any misfires, but as I'm sitting here thinking about it, I've got a lot of soot off these loads...hmmmmm
  
  I load the standard 110 gr round nose bullet with 14 gr Win296 powder, according to my Hornady manual this pretty closely duplicates the standard military round.
  
  Peace,
  
  Mike

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  Laredo Lefty

  September 07, 2007 09:10

  I have loaded thousands of rounds of .30 Carb using CCI & Win small rifle primers and no problems at all.
  
  If your not using virgin brass, you will need to trim the brass as it stretches when being resized.

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