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  1. 18-12-2012, 07:14 PM #1
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    Winchester primers

    I brought some of the above from the local gun shop. I loaded them and half of them work and half didn't. i tried the ones that didn't work in 3 different rifles. When I took the ones that didn't work back to the shop he told me that it was how I loaded them. Is this possible or is it the primers fault. I did nothing different when loading these ones to all the other ones that I have loaded. Any ideas? Thanks.
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  3. 18-12-2012, 07:55 PM #2
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    The only miss fires Iv EVER had was in a rossie single shot with issues, If you have never had this problem before i would be pointing finger at the primers.
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    Or they were contaminated somehow?
    Do what ya want! Ya will anyway.
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    The ones that didn't work were used in 3 different rifles.
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    Are the seated deep enough? Or even to deep?
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    there is a good dent in them
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    I find Winchester primers do tend to seat a bit deeper than Federal, probably because they are a little smaller in diameter and are easier to seat right home in the pocket.
    I have had bad primers before that would not fire but they were Federal, so could be primer or could be seating.
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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    Or they were contaminated somehow?
    Iv got some garage sale ammo I pulled and soaked under water for a month,not one has failed to fire yet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by L.R View Post
    Are the seated deep enough? Or even to deep?
    Too deep?
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    Hasn't there been a few "issues" lately with Win primers, thin & bursting etc ?
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    Winchester primers

    The only primer manufacturer I have consistently heard of having problems are Winchester. I have not used them and I doubt I ever will.
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    Firing pin protrusion is limited, so if you pin protrusion is on the short side you can end up with light primer strikes if the primer seats deep. Some brass/primer combs will have the primer sitting well inside the case head.
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    ive always used cci but they had run out so gave me them and im having a lot of trouble with them
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    Re: Winchester primers

    U musta got some duds??
    If they not contaminated

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    I found my fault when i loaded federal primers and had some missfire's................me!no powder,but im just a newbie.No prob's with them now.
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