Another Primer Question
I am just getting into reloading. I got an RCBS single stage press and a powder trickler for free. Everything else I have to purchase. Anyway, I am going to a gun show in Antioch, CA this weekend hoping to pick up primers (I will get other stuff if I have the money, but primers seem to be the hardest to find). I currently have a 44 magnum and a 45 ACP. I know that I need "Large Pistol Primers." What I want to know is: Do I need magnum primers for the 44? Also, is there anything that I should avoid? Or should I just get what I can?
Eventually I want to get into casting my own bullets but I figure I should take it one step at a time.
Eventually I want to get into casting my own bullets but I figure I should take it one step at a time.
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If you are going to load full power 44 Magnum loads with slow burning powder such as Winchester 296, I would get some magnum primers. If you are going to load moderate loads with powders such as Unique, you don't need magnum primers. 0 -
I was thinking of AA#5 or AA#9. I don't remember which is suggested for 44 magnum and I don't have the book in front of me right now. But what about brands to avoid? And if I have the choice, which is the best? (Obviously, with experience, I'll find what works best for me, but starting out, I would like to rely on the experience of others.) 0 -
I loaded 44mag for years with 2400 and H-110. The only primer I used was the Win. Large Pistol. Never had problems with them.
Used the same ones for about 50,000 rd. of 45ACP.
H-110 and 296 call for loads that don't give you much leeway in the data.0 -
IF all you can get is Magnum primers ,I'd buy them and just use mid-range load data with them.These days a guy has to buy what is available just about.
and be prepared for MAJOR sticker shock. ie; fifty bucks or MORE per thousand i'm guessing.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Mort4570
IF all you can get is Magnum primers ,I'd buy them and just use mid-range load data with them.These days a guy has to buy what is available just about.
and be prepared for MAJOR sticker shock. ie; fifty bucks or MORE per thousand i'm guessing.
So can any large pistol primers be made to work? It sounds like I should obtain primers THEN decide on the other components to coincide.
For somebody with no experience, $50 for 1,000 doesn't seem bad at all. What SHOULD the price be?0 -
A year ago they were in the $15/K range, and the big reloading suppliers around here (Williams Gun Sight and Guns Galore) are up to IIRC about $23/K now IOW a 50% increase in the last 6 months 0 -
I guess that it is sort of anything else. If you are used to paying $10 to go the movies, it's no big deal. If you are used to paying 25 cents, it's a little different. I know that that is an extreme as a lot more time has passed for that price increase, but it was the only example I could think of. 0 -
How about gas going from $2/gal to $3/gal ? 0 -
Keep in mind that no manufacturer puts a "bad" primer on the market.
Any large pistol primer will work if you match it to the correct
propellant.0 -
Don't go to all that fuss and bother. Just buy standard large pistol primers. They'll make any load in either cartridge go BANG!!! [:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by k_townman
Don't go to all that fuss and bother. Just buy standard large pistol primers. They'll make any load in either cartridge go BANG!!! [:D]
No offense, but simply going BANG isn't what I'm going for. I'd really like the round to be accurate and reliable as well.0 -
quote:Originally posted by callcameron
quote:Originally posted by k_townman
Don't go to all that fuss and bother. Just buy standard large pistol primers. They'll make any load in either cartridge go BANG!!! [:D]
No offense, but simply going BANG isn't what I'm going for. I'd really like the round to be accurate and reliable as well.
No offense taken. I'm just saying that a standard primer has plenty of poop to do what you need done. I think magnum primers are just a selling gimmick. [;)][:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by k_townman
quote:Originally posted by callcameron
quote:Originally posted by k_townman
Don't go to all that fuss and bother. Just buy standard large pistol primers. They'll make any load in either cartridge go BANG!!! [:D]
No offense, but simply going BANG isn't what I'm going for. I'd really like the round to be accurate and reliable as well.
No offense taken. I'm just saying that a standard primer has plenty of poop to do what you need done. I think magnum primers are just a selling gimmick. [;)][:D]
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I thought you meant to just throw any primer with any amount of powder and put a bullet in. Obviously not what I want.0 -
quote:Originally posted by callcameron
quote:Originally posted by k_townman
quote:Originally posted by callcameron
quote:Originally posted by k_townman
Don't go to all that fuss and bother. Just buy standard large pistol primers. They'll make any load in either cartridge go BANG!!! [:D]
No offense, but simply going BANG isn't what I'm going for. I'd really like the round to be accurate and reliable as well.
No offense taken. I'm just saying that a standard primer has plenty of poop to do what you need done. I think magnum primers are just a selling gimmick. [;)][:D]
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I thought you meant to just throw any primer with any amount of powder and put a bullet in. Obviously not what I want.
Neither would I. I've been reloading since the 1960's. I've never used a magnum primer, in rifle or pistol.0
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