I went to the range yesterday morning to work up a 30-06 208gr A-max load and had 4 miss-fires, and a hang-fire (which happened after a 3 second delay) in 20 shots. I had just started a new lot of WLR primers the night before. I contacted Winchester today and they wanted the primers to investigate, but I wasn't going to ship them to them on my dime to them. Has anyone ever had this problem with WLR primers? I through out the primers and tossed the cases in which the problem occurred.
4 miss-fires, and a hang-fire using WLR lot#CL555G
- Thread starter johncamino
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Re: 4 miss-fires, and a hang-fire using WLR lot#CL555G
how long did you have the primers and how were they stored?
how long did you have the primers and how were they stored?
Re: 4 miss-fires, and a hang-fire using WLR lot#CL555G
I would bet they had not been stored in an air tight container with desicant packs. Moisture is the number 1 cause of misfires / hang fires. It's the same with anyones primers. None are made water proof.
I store mine in the original boxes, in a zip lock bag, inside a "fat" 50 ammo can with desi-packs inside. A friend of mine just fired some last week that had been loaded for 5 years with 30 year old components except the bullets. They were newer make. Every one of them went bang and hit the target.
I would bet they had not been stored in an air tight container with desicant packs. Moisture is the number 1 cause of misfires / hang fires. It's the same with anyones primers. None are made water proof.
I store mine in the original boxes, in a zip lock bag, inside a "fat" 50 ammo can with desi-packs inside. A friend of mine just fired some last week that had been loaded for 5 years with 30 year old components except the bullets. They were newer make. Every one of them went bang and hit the target.
Re: 4 miss-fires, and a hang-fire using WLR lot#CL555G
They were stored in a toolbox where I keep all my reloading gear, I bought them a month ago. I'll start keeping mine in a ziplock bag, and move them in the house.
They were stored in a toolbox where I keep all my reloading gear, I bought them a month ago. I'll start keeping mine in a ziplock bag, and move them in the house.
Re: 4 miss-fires, and a hang-fire using WLR lot#CL555G
Heat and moisture are enemies of both powder and primers. Be careful how you store them.
Heat and moisture are enemies of both powder and primers. Be careful how you store them.
