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The only primers I have experienced issues with are CCI 200. Had a number of duds. Never had any issues with Federal, Winchester or Remington.
Your light strikes with the Ginex small pistol primers what gun/s did you have light strikes with?
I posted earlier that both of my S&W Model 10s (well, Model of 1905 K-frame) are having issues with the Ginex Small pistol primers. I unfortunately loaded over 1000 rounds for PPC league and have been having 2-4 (or more!) light primer strikes per line of 60 rounds. Sometimes a second strike will ignite it - other times nope. I'm now known as the guy who keeps pulling the trigger before dumping my "empties"
I posted earlier that both of my S&W Model 10s (well, Model of 1905 K-frame) are having issues with the Ginex Small pistol primers. I unfortunately loaded over 1000 rounds for PPC league and have been having 2-4 (or more!) light primer strikes per line of 60 rounds. Sometimes a second strike will ignite it - other times nope. I'm now known as the guy who keeps pulling the trigger before dumping my "empties"
The only primers I have experienced issues with are CCI 200. Had a number of duds. Never had any issues with Federal, Winchester or Remington.
Can you turn the trigger spring screw in a half turn? It is on the front of the grip frame.
If this is the screw facing backwards below the barrel above the trigger guard, both revolvers have it tight. In fact, all screws are tight except the one holding the cylinder swingarm. If i tighten this one then the cylinder won't swing out.
Purely anecdotal:
I was mentoring a CAS friend loading .38 Spl and .357 using Ginex small pistol primers.
Powder was CFE Pistol, near max charges, with a lead bullet as he likes a big bang!
In cold or cool weather, he experienced a number of squibs and poor ignition: unburned powder in the action etc.
Same charges with some Winchester and CCI primers I had on hand: No problems.
He says he'll keep the Ginex for warm weather practice and keep a squib rod handy.
The screw Ganderite is mentioning may be covered by your grips.
Dang! What happen to your §keyboard?I could do a small test of 5 rounds of each primer and note the groups size, Extreme velocity Spread and the Standard Deviation. I could add a steel Berdan case, too.
The load would be 46 gr of N140 (similar to 4895) under a 155 Sierra match bullet, shot in a Savage at 100 yards.
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The only primers I have experienced issues with are CCI 200. Had a number of duds. Never had any issues with Federal, Winchester or Remington.