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Hi. I have been given several hundred .243 Win brass and the primer pockets have been reamed to .211 my primers all measure .210 can I use the brass or will I get gas blow back past the primer? Thanks for any help.Dan
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Theres a reason the brass was given to you, I would [bleep] can that brass. Primer pockets on brass are suppose to be .210 max
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I was afraid u would say that the guy gave it to for nothing but still I hate to throw out brass.Thanks
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They didn’t know what they were doing
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I was afraid u would say that the guy gave it to for nothing but still I hate to throw out brass.Thanks There is a tool that closes loose pockets, or there’s a guy on you tube that shows how to do it with a ball bearing and punch
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Have you even tried to seat a primer in them yet? Reason I ask is I had a few pieces where the Fed 210M primers slid in very easy, but the CCI-200's fit a little more snug. You may be able to salvage the brass with a different primer. I know they claim to be the same but apparently the CCI batch I have is slightly larger or vise versa.
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I don't know why he reamed them but he is not around to ask so I will chuck them.Thanks
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CCI's will generally solve the problem...especially if you have some old enough to be in the buff and red cardboard carton.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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I have thousands of CCI magnum primers but no CCI large rifle primers. Oh well
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Gunbug, I'll certainly be trashed for this, but using sensible load data, I can't think of anyplace you shouldn't substitute CCI 250's for 200's, unless you are loading right up against max.. I use a lot of Mag primers in reduced and cast loads, have used them interchangeably in 6.5 Swede, 7x57, .308, 30-06 and 8x57, and 45-70. In some cases I have actually LOST a slight amount of velocity with mag primers. In overbore, inefficient cartridges, I'm sure mag primers are useful maybe necessary.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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Hi Flintlocke I have just starting to experiment in my 3006 it was safe but impact on target was left and high
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When I first started reloading, Winchester and Remington large rifle primers were the only options. The Remington primers seemed to be harder to seat in my 243 cases. Try a few brands if you have them.
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