Primer question

[Julios]

Sup guys, im new to reloading, i have 2 reloading books that i been reading, and im trying to follow the instructions till i get more comfortable,and i see that for the cal. im doing one its asking for win wsp and other cci, would that matter which brand of primer i go with or its all the same?
also with powder, one book its asking few more .gr on one then the other,same brand of power for the same .cal...
or maybe i should just stick to one book lol...

[tanks]

In most cases primers do not matter except some firearms do not like harder primers and will not ignite them.

As far as powder measurements go, the reason for the variance is most likely the type of firearm device that is used to test the powder.

In either case I'd start from low and go up in .1 grain increments.

[Julios]

Ok thanks! It's been hard to find cci500 local and there's few times that I seen rem. ,so I guess I can pick whatever I can find and try then..

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[jericho89]

as stated primers are fairly universal with load data. if you church the two diff books they probably have different pressures with the various loads. again as stated probably tested with different gun specs.

[Julios]

Ok,thanks.. I'm gonna start reloading soon..

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[PatC415]

Older books will have higher min and max load data. Seems like all the newer books, have reduced their loads...probably for liability reasons, and ALL the books vary.
If you are NOT loading near max, you will probably not see any difference with primers changes.
Remember, always start LOW and work up, with ANY component change.
Have fun and load SAFE!!

[Julios]

Yea, for sure I'll start low,I'll start reloading 9mm and .40 ,maybe later .223..
Thanks for the info!.

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[Bill Steele]

Older books will have higher min and max load data. Seems like all the newer books, have reduced their loads...probably for liability reasons, and ALL the books vary.
If you are NOT loading near max, you will probably not see any difference with primers changes.
Remember, always start LOW and work up, with ANY component change.
Have fun and load SAFE!!

I used to think that (why the max charge weights seem to be shrinking in newer edition books), but the more I read on the subject, the more convinced I am it is more about the sensitivity of the measuring equipment. Better instrumentation allows them to see more, they see some things they don't like and they back down.

For my part, I like the answers in the older books, so I don't buy the newer ones..

On the primers, I use them all interchangeably (CCI, Federal, Winchester, Remington, etc. etc.). That is not to say they are the same, many are wildly different from their cousins, but for a given load, they are generally interchangeable.

If you have a revolver with lighter springs, or a striker fired gun with a light striker spring, Federal are what you want with Winchester a close second. Federal's use a compound which is a little more volatile and coupled with their soft cup material are easier to set off. Winchester is in the middle, not too soft, not too hard, not quite as easy to ignite than Federal's, but usually still easy enough. CCI has a harder cup, but works fine in less modified guns, very high quality control, so less manufacturing glitches. It goes on and on. Most will go bang, most of the time though.

[Julios]

ok cool,good info!.. been too few online forums and youtube vids, it seens people prefer cci over others,i was just wondering if it was because better brand,maybe better quality, or maybe cheaper,i bought few boxes of rem. for few more .cents more then cci,they didnt have any thats why i when with rem.

[John Joseph]

Unless you're loading shotshells, primer generally aren't specific to a metallic load. Even many high powered match rifle shooters will tell you they couldn't find an appreciable difference between regular and "match" priimers. Of course some loads wil require magnum primers and some actions will do better with harder or softer primers(manufacturers have reputations for making hard or soft primers.)

[Julios]

im just following the book and go has simple it can be for now,till i get the hang of it and little more hands on and reading..
i have another question, its not relative to my first..
i have glocks, i keep reading that glocks wont do good with reloads or cant reload brass shot from a glock, its that 100% correct?

[stilly]

im just following the book and go has simple it can be for now,till i get the hang of it and little more hands on and reading..
i have another question, its not relative to my first..
i have glocks, i keep reading that glocks wont do good with reloads or cant reload brass shot from a glock, its that 100% correct?

100%? No. It is not true at all...

The answer is also going to take more than three lines...

As for the books, consider them mostly guides...

Except the BoLee. Thou shalt NOT take thy BoLee lightly...

[Julios]

ok..

[ejhc11]

If you are doing AR15 reloading on 223, buy primers of WSR or CCI #41, not the regular CCI #400 small rifle primers.

The CCI #400 is too soft for auto loading rifles and could cause a possible slam fire in ARs.

[Julios]

yea ar15.. good to know,thanks!