13 July 2017, 06:31
Michael MichalskiCan I use magnum small pistol primers in place of standard ones...
...for small caliber guns safely? Like .32 auto for instance. Running out of small pistol but have a brick of magnums aging on the shelf.
As long as you work up to the load with the magnum primers, it's not an issue.
Don't just dump a max load of powder in the case and use a magnum primer. Use the starting load but substitute the magnum primer and work your way up.
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Originally posted by Fjold:
As long as you work up to the load with the magnum primers, it's not an issue.
Don't just dump a max load of powder in the case and use a magnum primer. Use the starting load but substitute the magnum primer and work your way up.
Exactly.
+1 to above.
I did just that during the primer shortage using Russian large pistol magnum primers in my .45 Colts and .45 ACPs.
I ended up with the same loads but reduced to minimum and worked up.
13 July 2017, 19:20
Michael MichalskiVery good advice; thanks, I'll try.