No problem. Nice to find a big cache of STS's, they're great. They're a little hard to find around here, so I love finding them in the used hull bins. My only complaint with them that I've never found with any other hulls is their inconsistency in length. Sometimes I've found variances of up to an 1/8th of an inch between two hulls from the same lot, which can effect crimp quality. I just toss the odd hull that's way long or short. Oh, and if you use Cheddite primers, they are longer than Remington primers (as are all primers to an extent, Remington make the shortest primer). The first time you prime the STS's, the short primer pocket will make some primers hang out and may require the drop tube clamp tightened to avoid it slipping upward due to the extra force required to seat the primer. After the first reloading, the primers go right in.
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No problem. Nice to find a big cache of STS's, they're great. They're a little hard to find around here, so I love finding them in the used hull bins. My only complaint with them that I've never found with any other hulls is their inconsistency in length. Sometimes I've found variances of up to an 1/8th of an inch between two hulls from the same lot, which can effect crimp quality. I just toss the odd hull that's way long or short. Oh, and if you use Cheddite primers, they are longer than Remington primers (as are all primers to an extent, Remington make the shortest primer). The first time you prime the STS's, the short primer pocket will make some primers hang out and may require the drop tube clamp tightened to avoid it slipping upward due to the extra force required to seat the primer. After the first reloading, the primers go right in.
Great info here!!!!! Much Thanked!!!
I have the MEC junior 5 comming (Tues) and after reading my scale I actually got a grain scale (Read first then ask questions) K but one last question
The primers I got from the store are not mentioned in the lyman book they are CHEDDITE type 209 he said they will work just fine just less money. or is that the CCI primer??
I have the MEC junior 5 comming (Tues) and after reading my scale I actually got a grain scale (Read first then ask questions) K but one last question
The primers I got from the store are not mentioned in the lyman book they are CHEDDITE type 209 he said they will work just fine just less money. or is that the CCI primer??
