The dreaded high primer - Page 2

rocky · June 6th, 2007, 01:17 AM

I have found most carry ammo I use the bullet weight is close enough to the same round to round I should be able to spot a light / no powder round. Same with reloads.

Bark'n · June 6th, 2007, 05:01 AM

Can't be too careful with your life... I'm glad you posted that Chris.

metallicorey · June 13th, 2007, 09:15 PM

i lost most of my vision in my right eye from a primer that was not seated properly. it was a .45 auto, fired from a 1911. when the shell was cycled into the chamber from the magazine, the slide slapped the primer, and the shell exploded outside the chamber. i was showered in the face with shards of brass. it also detonated the shell beneath it in the magazine. being young and dumd, i was not wearing eye protection, hard lesson learned that day. inspect your ammo, and always wear eye and ear protection.

nn · June 13th, 2007, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Juggernaut

Never "too prepared". After hearing a similar story from a friend having a stoppage during a match (he uses Rem JHP for just about everything, including SD) due to an oversized case he started chamber checking each round he loads in his carry mags, and so have I. Only problem is, I have noticed with Golden Sabers, there are so many per box with at least one ding in the case about halfway from the neck to the web. I don't know what causes them, but I see them mostly on .45 and .40 ammo, not so much the 9 mm. Bonded or unbonded, I bought a 50 pack of .40 Golden Saber 165 gr. bonded and found 10 of the cases had these dings. They don't affect chambering, but I haven't fired them to try to see if they'll "stick" after the case expands. They shouldn't, but I'm not taking that chance.

If everything else is ok, a small ding won't matter.

June 6th, 2007, 01:17 AM	#11
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,768	I have found most carry ammo I use the bullet weight is close enough to the same round to round I should be able to spot a light / no powder round. Same with reloads. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

June 6th, 2007, 05:01 AM	#12
Bark'n VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 2,627	Can't be too careful with your life... I'm glad you posted that Chris. __________________ -Bark'n Semper Fi "The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, will prey on those of us who without one, would surely perish."

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June 13th, 2007, 09:15 PM	#13
metallicorey Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: north east kingdom Posts: 21	i lost most of my vision in my right eye from a primer that was not seated properly. it was a .45 auto, fired from a 1911. when the shell was cycled into the chamber from the magazine, the slide slapped the primer, and the shell exploded outside the chamber. i was showered in the face with shards of brass. it also detonated the shell beneath it in the magazine. being young and dumd, i was not wearing eye protection, hard lesson learned that day. inspect your ammo, and always wear eye and ear protection.