spandit Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 A friend of mine bought a second hand reloading setup and it came with 1000 small pistol primers (as well as 1000 small rifle primers - he has a .243 so they're for me!). I've read that using small pistol primers in a rifle is a bad idea but mainly because they could cause slam fire - something that is impossible in a bolt action rifle (unless the pin was sticking out and I really slammed it forward, I suppose). Basically, seeing as handguns are *illegal* (for all intensive purposes), I'm not sure what to do with these primers if I can't use them for reloading rifle ammunition. Fortunately they're all properly boxed up so I can't get them mixed up (and the anvils are different). Apart from hitting them with a hammer to work towards a Darwin award, do they still have their uses? Can they even be posted to the US where they seem to have a shortage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Plenty of small pistol primer users,gallery rifle is shot with 'pistol calibre rifles'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedra1106 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Anyone who shoots 38spl/357mag under lever rifles or even 9mm will be able to use them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 The primer cup in small pistol primers is thinner and softer than small rifle primers the will not stand the pressure of a centerfire rifle round Sell them to someone with a leaver action Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazed Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 A lot of hornet reloaders use pistol primers with lil gun powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Thanks, guys. Seeing as they're not mine I won't offer them up yet but I'll let my mate know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 A friend of mine bought a second hand reloading setup and it came with 1000 small pistol primers (as well as 1000 small rifle primers - he has a .243 so they're for me!). I've read that using small pistol primers in a rifle is a bad idea but mainly because they could cause slam fire - something that is impossible in a bolt action rifle (unless the pin was sticking out and I really slammed it forward, I suppose). Basically, seeing as handguns are *illegal* (for all intensive purposes), I'm not sure what to do with these primers if I can't use them for reloading rifle ammunition. Fortunately they're all properly boxed up so I can't get them mixed up (and the anvils are different). Apart from hitting them with a hammer to work towards a Darwin award, do they still have their uses? Can they even be posted to the US where they seem to have a shortage? To thin a primer cup - likely hood of pierced primers and gasses jetting back your way in this cartridge at std operating pressures. In a word dont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 I won't... we'll probably sell them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 I use several thousand small pistol primers a year in my 357 lever acton rifle. Because the US isnt exporting much they can be quite sought after too. What make are they? CCI? Federal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 A good friend would share them out to his levergunning brethrin U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 As others have said - small pistol primers aren't a good idea in high pressure rifle rounds as the metal cup is thinner. Also, the priming compound likely won't be as powerful so you might get ignition issues. Small pistol primers can be used in some rifle cartridged, .22 Hornet being one. There are plenty of uses, as others have said, so you will easily find someone who has a use for them. You certainly can't post them to the US and I don't think you can send them anywhere by air without special licensing. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 What make are they? CCI? Federal? They're Magtech no. 1 1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikaveli Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 If your mate sells 'em (and if your local to Cambs), I'll buy them. Anyone into target shooting will know there's still plenty of (long barrelled) "hand guns" around. I've got a stainless steel, 7 shot .357 magnum revolver and a Marlin lever action. I load .38 special and .357 mag for both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 I was hoping to hit them all with hammers but we'll see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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