I was just about to reload 200 pcs. of 30-06 Springfield ammo using IMR 4350 powder, i just noticed i run out of large rifle primers, I have 1000 Winchester primers for large pistol/magnum loads, my question is can I use this in replacement for large rifle primers, and did somebody already tried thisÉ
large pistol primers to large rifle primers..
- Thread starter mrq5daw
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blaser.306
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- Saskatoon , Sask
Personaly I would not sugest it, with the understanding that you want to load full power "J" word loads! If on the other hand you went in a more realistic direction and followed the silver stream and shot cast loads from your '06 a reduced powder charge and a large pistol primer might just be the ticket. Just my .02 YMMV. Aside from all that just check in your loading manuals, I trust that you have several ( to cross reference powder charges ) look to see how much higher the chamber pressures are between a large magnum pistol load and a standard lr load. may be a great investment in time to buy a couple of " good books " and spend some quality time reading.
It's my understanding that pistol primers have thinner cups than rifle primers
as handguns generally don't whack the primer as hard as a rifle might.
Not to mention that rifle primers have to handle at least 20000 psi more.
I have tried Federal pistol primers in my 22 hornet and the primer cup was pierced.
as handguns generally don't whack the primer as hard as a rifle might.
Not to mention that rifle primers have to handle at least 20000 psi more.
I have tried Federal pistol primers in my 22 hornet and the primer cup was pierced.
X2 on that.
I've used large magnum pistol primers in the 30-30, 303Brit and 300 Savage. This was back in the late sixties when getting components wasn't always a given and I was to short of funds to buy more than one box of a hundred primers.
I did try them in 30-06 with cast lead loads with no issues as well.
Now, when the first SKS rifles were coming into Canada, from China, way back when, I ran out of standard primers and needed a bunch for a military rifle shoot the next morning.
As Can Am stated, pierced primers and 2-3 burst slam fires happened enough in the first 10 rounds (we could legally do that then) to turn me into a spectator and range officer for the rest of the shoot.
