Primer question.

[thebaron]

I have 2 reloading manuals. One says to use H335 with a Win 7 1/2 primer with a Nosler bullet and the other says to use H335 with a CCI 450 Primer with a Speer bullet.

My question is, can I use the 450 primers with the Nosler load even though it says 7 1/2? REM primer? Are the 2 interchangeable? (I have lots of 450 primers but no 7.5's)

THank you

 

[dan belisle]

Start at the lowest weight powder charge and use either primer, then work your way up in the conventional manner. - dan

 

[thebaron]

Start at the lowest weight powder charge and use either primer, then work your way up in the conventional manner. - dan

So I should be ok if I start at the minimum load and work up to max or near max?

 

[hoochie]

So I should be ok if I start at the minimum load and work up to max or near max?

yes.
The primers are a recommendation.. thats what the manufacturer tested the load with that you are reading in your books. They are telling you what their results were....
By changing a primer, and going with something different than what they suggest.. make sure to keep a log of everything you did while loading those rounds, and also keep track of how they performed.
Once you find a load to be what you are looking for, you can go back to your reloading log and load the same combinations time and time again.
Each gun is a little different, and some like things that others dont.. so you never know what will work best until you try stuff out.

 

[stewarch]

The CCI 450 is a Small Rifle Magnum primer - so whatcha loadin that in?

 

[thebaron]

The CCI 450 is a Small Rifle Magnum primer - so whatcha loadin that in?

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That is what the Speer manual reccomends using with the H335 powder and Speer bullets. So I went and bought H335 Powder and the 450 primers then found out I couldnt get the Speer bullets I wanted so I went with something smiliar/better from Nosler.

Thanks for all the help!