Dud Primer
#11
Nontypical Buck
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In recent independent tests it took several days submerged in various oils/water/solvents to kill even a few primers out of large batches of several brands. They are infact much more resilient to those things than they were 'back in the day'.
IMHO most FTFs that are blamed on a 'bad' primer are in fact poor headspacing/size die setup or due to not seating the primer correctly.
I've had two in 37 years of handloading. Both were not doubt my fault.
IMHO most FTFs that are blamed on a 'bad' primer are in fact poor headspacing/size die setup or due to not seating the primer correctly.
I've had two in 37 years of handloading. Both were not doubt my fault.
#12
Typical Buck
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Has this happened to anyone before? It happened to me this weekend after 11 years of handloading. The culprit was a CCI Magnum primer. The firing pin put a nice dent in it so I know it wasn't the rifle.
Should I panic? Throw out all my primers and buy brand new? Is it just a fluke and I should go into the big game season with confidence? Thanks.
Has this happened to anyone before? It happened to me this weekend after 11 years of handloading. The culprit was a CCI Magnum primer. The firing pin put a nice dent in it so I know it wasn't the rifle.
Should I panic? Throw out all my primers and buy brand new? Is it just a fluke and I should go into the big game season with confidence? Thanks.
Usually rechambering the same round will then set it off if the firing pin drives the primer deep enough into the primer pocket. This is another reason to thoroughly clean out the primer pocket. Some times the left over debris will prevent the primer from being seated to the bottom of the pocket. I usually feel the primer with my finger after seating it to make sure it is below the rim of the case which tells me it is deep enough for detonation.
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Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Audubon & Red Rock, Penna.
The primer was completely dented in my the firing pin. There was no mistaking this primer was hit as hard as a pin could hit it. I then put the cartridge back in and shot again. Still nothing. Now the firing pin has such a dent it's almost like a nail went through it. It's definitely the primer.
I also check every primer to make sure it's seated right.
I also check every primer to make sure it's seated right.




