Primer Question

[scfrogmansc]

Here is what happend... just another day i obtained about 15000 small pistol primers... yeah 15000....

my question is my only gun that takes small pistol primer is my 357... however could i used the small pistol primer instead of small pistol magnum primer? if i am using magnum powders such as 296 or h110?

[bruce381]

I do, i think magnium primers are best for LOW temps of which I never see.

[scfrogmansc]

so i guess my questions is if it is okay to use small pistol primers in magnum loads

[bumpo628]

I'm sure it would be fine if you loaded towards the min to mid area for plinking. It would be like you were shooting 38 spl. You'd probably need mag primers for full house loads, tho.

I've read of others on this site doing this before, but maybe someone with experience will chime in.

[Fyathyrio]

Check your manuals, it depends on what powder was used and who developed the load. Many .357 mag loads use non-magnum primers.

[smoothy8500]

Win 296 may require magnum primers according to Winchester. Dense ball powders apparently are more difficult to ignite. Cold temps may require mag primers. In my experience, standard primers worked fine with .357 reloads.

[GeoffLinder]

Standard primers will be fine in almost any .357 load and load data will not be effected in any noticeable way. They are no harder or better at high pressure than magnum primers. Magnum primers are only more energetic to light off dense powder loads, not harder primer cup material.

[buffybuster]

W296/H110 loads are best with magnum primers. There are no "mid-range" loads with W296/H110. The charge weight range of W296/H110 is quite narrow.

Depending on which brand of primers you got, they still might be OK. Winchester makes one type of pistol primer which is suitable for both standard and magnum......

[XDRoX]

Depends on the powder. Just buy some 2400 for magnum loads. It's works with regular primers. Or just load 38spl's with all your primers.

[scfrogmansc]

thanks every one for the feed back and XDRoX i am going to take you advice and just use 2400 from now on

[XDRoX]

thanks every one for the feed back and XDRoX i am going to take you advice and just use 2400 from now on

2400 is an age old champ. Back in the day, a reloader could load anything with just Bullseye, Unique, and 2400

If a reloader needed anything in between they'd just mix 2 of these 3 together

[scfrogmansc]

wow those reloader sounds like crazy alchemists to me. so what about using large pistol primer for large rifle loads? such as 308?

[mif_slim]

Here is what happend... just another day i obtained about 15000 small pistol primers... yeah 15000....

my question is my only gun that takes small pistol primer is my 357... however could i used the small pistol primer instead of small pistol magnum primer? if i am using magnum powders such as 296 or h110?

The question is:

Will you sell me 5k for 70 bucks. LOL.

[buffybuster]

wow those reloader sounds like crazy alchemists to me. so what about using large pistol primer for large rifle loads? such as 308?

No,don't do that. There is a difference in height between Large Pistol and Large Rifle primers. Also, the cup is thinner on the Pistol Primer. You WILL get pierced and flattened primers. Again, DO NOT do this.

[scfrogmansc]

okay i won"t i was just curious thats all