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Numerous misfires?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 1090829" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p>As long as you acct for the hotter primer in a mid sized round like the 7-08 it is of no consequence. One of my best 243 loads was a stick powder (v540) lit by a 215.... Even more than you are using. </p><p>I'd rather see people using a bit more primer. The ammo is usually better/ more uniform at low temps. when they use plenty of primer. You run into dangerous situations (hang fires and bullets stuck in the barrel are possible) in cold weather with a very mild primer for a powder charge. I've even seen hang fires in a 30-06 in cold temps. with factory ammo loaded with standard primers. </p><p> </p><p>First I'd look at your case dimensions. If you have a bit of headspace and/ or you aren't whacking the primer as hard as you ought to (weak spring or too deep of a primer) it will show up differently in different brands, mostly as the primer cup thickness will differ a bit and the primer will absorb a different amount of energy before denting and cracking the priming pellet. </p><p> </p><p>You only want to go a thou. or two after you feel the primer bottom in the cup; any more than that (assuming the primer is .002" below flush) and you risk damaging the priming pellet....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 1090829, member: 48043"] As long as you acct for the hotter primer in a mid sized round like the 7-08 it is of no consequence. One of my best 243 loads was a stick powder (v540) lit by a 215.... Even more than you are using. I'd rather see people using a bit more primer. The ammo is usually better/ more uniform at low temps. when they use plenty of primer. You run into dangerous situations (hang fires and bullets stuck in the barrel are possible) in cold weather with a very mild primer for a powder charge. I've even seen hang fires in a 30-06 in cold temps. with factory ammo loaded with standard primers. First I'd look at your case dimensions. If you have a bit of headspace and/ or you aren't whacking the primer as hard as you ought to (weak spring or too deep of a primer) it will show up differently in different brands, mostly as the primer cup thickness will differ a bit and the primer will absorb a different amount of energy before denting and cracking the priming pellet. You only want to go a thou. or two after you feel the primer bottom in the cup; any more than that (assuming the primer is .002" below flush) and you risk damaging the priming pellet.... [/QUOTE]
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