The state of primer availability - 2023

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Re: The state of primer availability - 2023

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Jack Dupp wrote: March 10th, 2023, 3:46 pm
jrleen wrote: March 10th, 2023, 11:09 am I was lucky two years ago ran across a old guy at a yard sale who was willing to part with his stash. Just finished using up the primers sold by FedMart and Western Auto at .45 to .65 a tray! He was was thinking they were too old to use. I believe I have gone through around 5-6k rounds loaded with these and not a failure yet. Hate to imagine what the prices will be like when I do run out.
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Re: The state of primer availability - 2023

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FWIW, I shoot competitively and doing about 500-1000 rounds per week. I tried the Ginex Bosnian primers and have not had a single issue with the SPP in a CZ75 and G34. If you buy 5k, they are $65/k to your door. I'm saving my Feds/Winchesters for now.
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Re: The state of primer availability - 2023

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flyinverted wrote: June 12th, 2023, 2:07 pm FWIW, I shoot competitively and doing about 500-1000 rounds per week. I tried the Ginex Bosnian primers and have not had a single issue with the SPP in a CZ75 and G34. If you buy 5k, they are $65/k to your door. I'm saving my Feds/Winchesters for now.
Where you loading with a progressive machine, like a Dillon 650? I had a friend try them and said he had trouble with them feeding and or seating with some out of each 100.
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I get pierced primers trying to load 6.5CM and SRP
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superduty38 wrote: June 13th, 2023, 5:33 pm
flyinverted wrote: June 12th, 2023, 2:07 pm FWIW, I shoot competitively and doing about 500-1000 rounds per week. I tried the Ginex Bosnian primers and have not had a single issue with the SPP in a CZ75 and G34. If you buy 5k, they are $65/k to your door. I'm saving my Feds/Winchesters for now.
Where you loading with a progressive machine, like a Dillon 650? I had a friend try them and said he had trouble with them feeding and or seating with some out of each 100.
The 650 is notorious for its poorly designed primer system, with more than a few detonations when crushing primers during the seating process. This is why Dillon redesigned it with the same priming system as in their 550 and discontinued the 650, relabelling the new design as the 750. And those issues occurred with CCI, Winchester, Federal and Remington primers. So occasional problems in a 650 means absolutely nothing.
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Yes I load with a 650. I'm about 30K rounds into it so far and never a detonation. I have had some sideways and crushed primers in the past. You need to keep her clean and she runs like a top. I HATED the primer system in my 550 and that's why I went with the 650.
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