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  1. Valkyrie1776

    224 Valkyrie Primer.

    I have loaded and fired about 600 rounds of 224 Valkyrie. NO real issues with anything. I have not crimped primers or bullets. Questions: Should I be crimping my primers? If so, why? I don’t plan to crimp my bullets because my neck tension is pretty darn good.
  2. TxLite

    New Proposed ATF Powder Reporting Rule

    Has anybody seen this yet? It seems like the ATF is now eyeing reloaders storing powder and primers. https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2023-0001-0001 Editing to add: after some further discussion it sounds like this rule is an amendment to an existing rule that would not impact the...
  3. Droptinetrader

    SOLD Frankford Arsenal Perfect Seat Hand Primer - NEW

    Brand new never used never opened. Shipped $70
  4. Snaz

    SOLD *SOLD* FTF: WIN WMSRL #41 SRP Pueblo, CO

    I have 2 x 1,000ct boxes of Winchester #41 WMSRL Small Rifle Primers for sale. $150 cash or PayPal F&F only. This is a face to face transaction only in Pueblo, CO. ***I WILL NOT SHIP*** So please, don't ask. If you're not willing to leave honest feedback after you've received the item...
  5. rustyinbend

    Question about switching Primers ...

    I'm going to do some testing regarding switching from magnum to standard large rifle primers since I have way more of the latter, than the former. For anyone that's gone from magnum to non-magnum in 300-WM and 300-PRC ... you guys have already answered that it's no big deal, and sometimes even...
  6. S

    Firing 308 win with only a primer

    Hello, After resizing some cases, I checked them out in my rifle and the bolt required some force to close down. Some of them require some force but close completely, and a few others just simply take too much force. I realized after that my lee die was not set properly and I needed to adjust...
  7. SkiB4

    Large Rifle Primer Failure

    This is my first time reloading Large Rifle Primers. Using Federals. Shot during powder charge tests. First round fired, next two didn’t! I then moved on to heavier powder charge and same damn thing. 2/6 cartridges fired. The ones that didn’t fire are severely caved in and obviously have a...
  8. M

    More Dillon 550 Primer Issues

    Looking for some help... Typical Dillon 550 primer feeding problems. I've looked through some other solutions on the interwebs, but I'm not sure they'll fix what I'm looking at. I've seen the bearing alignment add-ons, and my concern is that they're still going into the same screws that aren't...
  9. skulldragr17

    Reloading Equipment SOLD

    4,400 CCI BR4 small rifle primers. All same lot. $220 shipped No trades
  10. D

    Sold - 21st century benchrest primer seater

    Selling a great condition 21st century benchrest primer seater. Comes with their #4 shell holder and small rifle primer seating stem. (For 223 diameter cartridge base). If bought new w/ shipping would be 130. Selling for 95. Shipped firm. Will post pic of actual item tonight...
  11. T

    Hornady - WTF does this mean?

    I was shooting Hornady factory loads, 6.5 creedmoor 140 amax bullets. They were shot out of an AR-10 type gasser rifle with 22" Lilja heavy barrel. I didn't have a chronograph there and was just having a good time shooting. I didn't notice anything odd about the rounds. Figured the factory...
  12. F

    LaRue OBR 20" soft-strike on primer - Help?

    I'll get this out of the way. I truly suck at posting here. I'm on too many forums as it is and have to really commit to post/troll/flame (jk) on here more. Bad fischstix. So I'll get right down to it. I've owned and been trained on dozens of weapons, literally since that first 10/22 in the...
  13. R

    %%Primer Detonation with Impact Bullet Puller!%%

    For safety, I weight all completed rounds. Surprisingly, there is little variation since I sort my brass in .1gn lots and weight my charges with an SD503. When one of them looked suspicious (.7gn high, turns out the case dropped down from the bin above) I went to pull it apart. I placed the...
  14. C

    Primer Pocket Uniformer

    Any advice on what primer pocket uniforming tool to get? I'm looking for something I can chuck in an electric drill (large rifle only). The Possum Hollow and Lyman tools look promising. Suggestions?
  15. A

    Primer "missfire"

    I was shooting my Remington 700 300 whisper this weekend with some rounds I loaded up last week. I was using remington 7 1/2 br primers. Of the 25 rounds I shot, at least 6 or 7 did not go off the 1st time the firing pin hit the primer. Some went off the 2nd and others the 3rd. I had 2 that...
  16. H

    Primer seating for 338LM

    I have an RCBS hand primer that is supposed to work with LR and SR. I cant get the 338LM shell holder to fit into it. Should it? Or do I need another part?
  17. H

    45ACP brass w/ small size primer pockets

    I was reloading some 45's today and ran across a problem I have never seen before and was wondering if anyone else could tell me about it. Some of the brass takes small pistol primers instead of the large ones. The brass I am talking about is headstamped Winchester NT 45 ACP +P. I have never...
  18. L

    Check out this primer

    Here's the deal. In my Springfield 3.8gr of Vectan Ba-10 230gr RN FMJ. Very light load. No problems, great load. However, in a friends Taurus I get this. Looks like a piece of another primer welded/pressed on top of this primer. Factory Fiochi loads don't have this problem, and are much hotter...
  19. K

    Primer pocket cleaning

    Does not brushing out the carbon thats left after you tumble your brass for about 1.5 hours make difference in accuracy? Or is there any other problems this cause. I have loaded many handgun rounds and never cleaned the primer pocket other than what the tumbler does but I am new to precision...
  20. Tactical30

    Primer Question/New/In Stock

    I am new to reloading and I had some questions hopefully you could help me out. 1.) What is the differece between the 6 1/2 and 7 1/2 in the small rifle primers? Can you use either of them? 2.) What is the differece between the 8 1/2 and 9 1/2 in the large rifle primers? Can you use either of...