Thread: Hard CCI Primers

Morning all.

I'm a NOOB to reloading but have been getting good results out of my sako .270 with my developed hand loads. However out of the 60 or so rounds Iv'e loaded and fired I've had two hard primers that have failed to fire - CCI large rifle primers.

Once was on an animal that walked off having heard the "click" the other was on a farm whilst doing some load development. The bullet on farm I continued to reset the firing pin, by lifting the bolt handle and firing the round again whilst still in chamber. About several attempts and a strong indent in the primer and it still didn't discharge.

Both "miss-fires" were inspected back at home and deconstructed to ensure the load was correct etc - I could see no errors in the reloading process I had undertaken.

In previous factory ammo I had never ever experienced this - is it a reoladers issue when handloading, CCI primers are hard or am I doing something wrong?