Using CCI Blue Box primers. I shoot a RH Steyr left handed so I'm a little bit messed up. Bolt stayed in the gun, but I still look like the shaving accident from "Airplane". I've shot a couple of hundred of these and never a problem. No recall or notice on the CCI website.

I'll put up some pics shortly

If I recall correctly there were problems with the older cci primers. The newer "arsenal" ones, white box black lettering are what you want. Sorry to hear this happened. It's a scary thought.

If your a member of FCSA there was info on the forums about the primers. It was about 2 years ago I read about it so I'm sketchy on the details. I'm lucky to remember last week.

check the lot # on your primers. If it's J29E you got the bad ones.

For my cartridge collection I purchased a .700 Nitro case which uses a .50 BMG primer. However, it does not come with the primer. Could one of you BMG guys please send me a primer. Perhaps a spent one would be better for mailing? I would greatly appreciate any help. Just PM me and I will send you my address. Or if you are in the Washington, DC area I can pick it up. Thanks

goshoot, PM me your address and I'll send you a couple spent primers. I was in the middle of loading some 50's over the weekend when my linkage on my press broke(those 50's are big cases to size)I'm waiting on parts at the moment but have a few spent primers I can send you.