Thread: Duh...............Stupid Boy just primed 60, 308 cartridges with Large Pistol Primers

Yup, I know I've already said that.

They fitted nice and firm and the sports store tell me that the cartridges will:

1...Go BANG... which I understand and:

2...Fire differently....which is the puzzle. As I have not fired this 308 rifle before nor reloaded 308 for it I don'tr think I would notice any "differently"

My initial reaction at this time is to BANG away with the current batches until all gone and then expect a different performance when I reload correct primers next time.

Does that sound a logical decision?

Thank you

Or just de prime them and start again, have de primed plenty of brass and never had an issue

what dannyb said

What gonetropo said that dannyb said

Originally Posted by Gibo

What gonetropo said that dannyb said

^^^^^^
This.

Just deprime them.

Go slow, and don't use a lot of force on your press handle.

Wear safety glasses in case one decides to go "pop".

I've deprimed many, many primed cases over the years, and have never had one go off.

I'm intrigued as to how you will get the 308 cases into ya pistol

I wouldn't have told any one Until Id Fixed it

Have done this before with 6.5CM, with after firing the pistol primer would have a hole in it from the firing pin pushing through.

Goes to show reloaders should have to pass a test.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

Yup, I know I've already said that.

They fitted nice and firm and the sports store tell me that the cartridges will:

1...Go BANG... which I understand and:

2...Fire differently....which is the puzzle. As I have not fired this 308 rifle before nor reloaded 308 for it I don'tr think I would notice any "differently"

My initial reaction at this time is to BANG away with the current batches until all gone and then expect a different performance when I reload correct primers next time.

Does that sound a logical decision?

Thank you
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Well Kiwi Sapper you will not have been the first. Pistol primers have softer cups and I suspect are less powerful than rifle primers so you could have ignition problems or ruptured primers depending on your load or maybe not. If you have loaded soft loads with stick powders they may be fine. If you fire any check your bore each time.
Happy Days Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by DavidGunn

Goes to show reloaders should have to pass a test.

Blood, Urine or Covis?

Originally Posted by grandpamac

.......... If you have loaded soft loads with stick powders they may be fine. If you fire any check your bore each time. Happy Days Grandpamac.

Load as suggested by you..........NOT that I blame you for this stupidity ...:>)

Your comment re Bore check after each "bang" is a timely reminder, but noting the comments re punctured primers, I think I will deprime ( with eye and ear protection).

Originally Posted by chainsaw

I'm intrigued as to how you will get the 308 cases into ya pistol

As the primers are for my Martini Henry and Snider, no difficulty in slipping them in.....They'd rattle around a bit 'tho and might not go bang.:>)

Originally Posted by Happy

I wouldn't have told any one Until Id Fixed it

Hmmmmmmm and probably, not even then.:>)