HEY ALL...Is there a problem using small rifle primers in a lever action rifle chambered in 357 Magnum ? YES...NO...? Rifle in question is a UBERTI Deluxe 1873 Short Rifle 20" .357
i Have it set up for Cowboy lever action pistol cartridge silhouette matches...max range is 100 meters and we all use lightly loaded 357 loads....
What say ye learned gentlemen..?
Thanks..
Pete
You are fine running small rifle primers in 357 brass in whatever platform you want to. The only issue might be if the primer cup on the small rifle primer is thicker or tougher than the pistol primers, and your firing pin spring is too weak. I don't think it is going to be an issue though, because CCI, for example, uses the exact same primers in their boxes labeled "CCI 400 Small Rifle Primer" and their boxes labeled "CCI 550 Small Pistol Magnum Primer". The exact same primers.
