primer mistake

[RacerX7]

I did a dumb thing while reloading.. I wasn't paying attention and used small rifle primers in my 40 S&W loads. Can someone tell me if this will work safely or am I forced to pull the bullets and de-prime 100 rnds?

Thanks

[drdarrin@sbcglobal.net]

primer mistake

Oops. Your safest bet is to deprime them.

If it were me, I'd try one of the primed cases, no powder or bullet, in your pistol and see if it will fire. Should make a loud pop. If it does, I'd use the lightest charge listed, load a few and shoot them. If there are no issues, repeat with the rest.

Next time, be more careful but use this experience as an opportunity to experiment and learn.


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[ironhorse1]

Shoot em!

I don't believe that you will notice any difference.

I have used srp in place of spp and the only issue was in a revolver in DA some required a second strike.

The spring had been cut so that is probably the reason why.

SRP's seem to be a bit harder but that will vary by the brand.

irh

[Pauliedad]

I'd be concerned if you were loading at maximum. If not, and you're at least 1 grain under max you're probably fine.
I understand that rifle primers are a bit harder so they may not go bang reliably.
No first hand experience on that one but it's what I've picked up around here and as we all know, if it's on the interweb, it must be true.

You could always use this as an excuse to buy a carbine in .40
Beretta makes the CX4

[RacerX7]

Thanks for the input.. I already started depriming..

[stilly]

I did a dumb thing while reloading.. I wasn't paying attention and used small rifle primers in my 40 S&W loads. Can someone tell me if this will work safely or am I forced to pull the bullets and de-prime 100 rnds?

Thanks

Would you believe me if I told you that you will now have "rifle like performance out to 200 yards!" ?

hehe.

I do not think there is a problem if you substitute. Are these max loads? Beacuse ANYTHING bad will ALWAYS happen on a max load... Else you will prolly be fine.

My first 9mm I loaded with SPM and I had no issues. The only difference might be that they MIGHT misfire if they are a bit thicker and you have one of those weak *** pansy glocks that have a 2 lb spring in them and are mainly shot by guys with limp wrists...

Oh wait, you said .40. Yeah nm. no limp wristing a .40...

[mbauer67]

They will be fine, there are many people who use rifle primers in pistol ammo

[pacrat]

Choot em. Some magnum pistol recipes even call for rifle primers.

[jericho89]

I use nothing but srp's in pistol rounds. I do not load to max.

[buffybuster]

The only issue you might experience is light strikes. Fire away.

[Voo]

You're fine.. The cup might be slightly harder is all. Beyond that there's no danger. I've used and have known people who have used SRP and SMP in lieu of SPP. There's no discernible difference at the chrono or any kinds of over pressure signs.

Currently I'm running SMP (Small Magnum Primers) through my .40 S&W and there's been no damage to anything or any signs of over pressure.

As I've said, I've chronoed the ammo and it's within plus/minus 5% of what I would have gotten if i had used regular SPP.

Good luck!

[Win231]

Thanks for the input.. I already started depriming..

I've deprimed live primers. Use slow, steady pressure on the press arm & wear eye protection.

[rsrocket1]

My preference is to buy srp's whenever possible. I don't fool with hammer or striker springs and all stock springs are way more powerful enough to set off a srp. Load wise, I don't load to max and chronographing srp vs spp gives me do difference.

I like srp's because I can use them in both pistol rounds and for my AR loads without having to carry an inventory of both types.

Fire off a few rounds and see how they work. No need to disassemble them if you don't need to and unless you are pushing the limits of your loads, there shouldn't be a need to.

[stilly]

My preference is to buy srp's whenever possible. I don't fool with hammer or striker springs and all stock springs are way more powerful enough to set off a srp. Load wise, I don't load to max and chronographing srp vs spp gives me do difference.

I like srp's because I can use them in both pistol rounds and for my AR loads without having to carry an inventory of both types.

Fire off a few rounds and see how they work. No need to disassemble them if you don't need to and unless you are pushing the limits of your loads, there shouldn't be a need to.

AYE! Now that I will be making some 9mm for myself on my loadmaster, I too will be using SRP and seeing how they perform in a variety of handguns...

[hambam105]

I'd say the act of deprime-ing the 100 cases, plus the fact of having 100 live\loose primers would be more hazardous than just down loading the cases, marking them correctly and disposing as fodder.