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Light primer strike
Yesterday at 6:53pm
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I致e got a .300 Rook with a light primer strike. Maybe one in six fail to fire on the first try. This is small rifle. I知 using CCI. Any thoughts on a different primer that might be more sensitive before I address modification?
  
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Re: Light primer strike
Reply #1 - yesterday at 7:16pm
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If you are using CCI small rifle why not use CCI small pistol? Any small pistol primer should be more sensitive except maybe the special Remington 5 1/2 small pistol. It is a pistol load even if you shoot it in a rifle. I use Federal small pistol in my 300 Rook.
  
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Re: Light primer strike
Reply #2 - yesterday at 7:19pm
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Which CCI?
The 400 has a thinner cup than the 450 or BR.

Most non magnum small rifle are identical to pistol magnum.

If I have a rifle that I知 worried about pressure or setting off the primer, I use Remington 1 1/2 small pistol. They are probably the softest primer on the market and will show pressure signs much sooner.
  
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Reply #3 - yesterday at 7:22pm
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Pistol primers are shorter thus making for a lighter strike, but I値l experiment and share my results. 
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Re: Light primer strike
Reply #4 - yesterday at 7:26pm
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Statesrights wrote yesterday at 7:22pm:
Pistol primers are shorter thus making for a lighter strike, but I値l experiment and share my results. 
Thank you.

Sorry, I thought you were using small rifle primers.
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Re: Light primer strike
Reply #5 - yesterday at 7:59pm
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Just tried a dozen Remington SR 1 1/2s. All fired! Good news!
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Re: Light primer strike
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Correction. Small pistol 1 1/2.
  
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Reply #7 - yesterday at 8:26pm
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Statesrights wrote yesterday at 7:22pm:
Pistol primers are shorter thus making for a lighter strike, but I値l experiment and share my results. 
Thank you.


Small Pistol and Small Rifle primers are the same size.
  
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Re: Light primer strike
Reply #8 - yesterday at 9:48pm
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Statesrights, if you made your cases from Starline .32-20 brass like I do for my .310 cadets. Starline makes them with small pistol size primer pockets. I use the Remington 1 1/2's in my cadets
  
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Re: Light primer strike
Reply #9 - yesterday at 10:13pm
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1Hawkeye wrote yesterday at 9:48pm:
Statesrights, if you made your cases from Starline .32-20 brass like I do for my .310 cadets. Starline makes them with small pistol size primer pockets. I use the Remington 1 1/2's in my cadets


Small Pistol and Small Rifle primers are the same size.


I値l say this over and over because it痴 true, and this old wives tale about small pistol and rifle primers being different sizes is one of the most common BS stories in the gun world.
  
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Re: Light primer strike
Reply #10 - Today at 7:29am
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Thank you. I learned!
  
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