CCI primers- just asking for trouble - Page 2

Erich · December 2nd, 2007, 07:27 PM

I've used CCI primers as my primary primer for more than 20 years. If I have a gun that won't set them off it's either because I got a bad batch, because I damaged a batch, or because I damaged the gun.

They are harder than Win or Federal primers, to be sure. Any gun that can't set off a functional CCI primer has problems, though.

HotGuns · December 2nd, 2007, 07:29 PM

Ditto the above post.

friesepferd · December 2nd, 2007, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freedomofchoice

Actually, I just read a thread on another forum, from a guy who just purchased a Lee Auto Prime tool (which I also use), and said it was NOT recommended to use Federal primers in this tool because of the chance of multiple detonation due to soft primers.

yep, i have heard that as well.
seems that winch is a good middle ground then

Tubby45 · December 2nd, 2007, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freedomofchoice

Actually, I just read a thread on another forum, from a guy who just purchased a Lee Auto Prime tool (which I also use), and said it was NOT recommended to use Federal primers in this tool because of the chance of multiple detonation due to soft primers.

It isn't so much the softness it's the strength. The Lee Auto Prime won't take the beating of them going off and it will risk injury to the operator.

Straight from Lee Precision:

http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi/faq/index.cgi

Quote:

Primer Brand Warning

We recommend only Winchester and CCI primers be used in the Auto Prime because Federal and Remington primers pose a potential danger to the operator. In testing, we found that the latter two brands of primers almost always chain detonated if the primer being seated was accidentally set off. A primer going off near your hand can be compared to an M-80 firecracker.

When a full tray of primers explode, it does so with enough force to cause injury to the operator and anyone else standing within a ten foot radius.

The older Improved priming tool and our current production Ram-Prime only accept one primer at a time, so this hazard did not apply.

We take no position as to the quality of primers and mention this only because of the increased danger of chain detonation with some brands only.

December 2nd, 2007, 07:27 PM	#11
Erich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 6000' above sea level - Albuquerque NM USA Posts: 357	I've used CCI primers as my primary primer for more than 20 years. If I have a gun that won't set them off it's either because I got a bad batch, because I damaged a batch, or because I damaged the gun. They are harder than Win or Federal primers, to be sure. Any gun that can't set off a functional CCI primer has problems, though. __________________ Shot-placement is king. Adequate penetration is queen. Everything else is angels dancing on the heads of pins.

December 2nd, 2007, 07:29 PM	#12
HotGuns Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,184	Ditto the above post. __________________ AR. CHL Instr. To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism, and religious dogmas.' Dr. G. Brock Chisolm

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