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Unread 12-05-2011, 10:06 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by David Holes View Post
I was nervious about the primers also, so I loaded up a couple and test fired them. Could't tell any difference. I left the primers in and will replace them when I reload. Dave
David the problem is the Federal 209A is a magnum primer and it can spike pressures over other primers by a couple thousand psi in some cases. If you use them I'd back off your powder charge by 10% from the published recipe your using. Again I have deprimed thousands of hulls with live primers without problem.

When I was a teenager I had a large pistol primer detonate upon seating in a 44 mag case. The pop was startling but nothing happened beyond the noise.

http://www.armbrust.acf2.org/primersubs.htm

If anyone is interested in the BPI sale on hulls it is here:

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Fed...tinfo/0621035/
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