Thread: Use LPP as a substitution

Originally Posted by Husky1600#2

Was thinking this morning regarding the shortage of primers. Would it work using SR primers in a pistol cartridge intended only to be used in a bolt action rifle? Would save me having to try and find a decent quantity of pistol primers.

Used them in my 22 Hornets for years and the Hornet should be a bit hotter than most pistol cartridges. I still wear safety glasses though with one of my Hornets as it's an older design with not great gas handling if a primer is pierced. I checked the tips of my firing pins for any roughness. Get excellent groups, better than SRPs.