evil dogooder Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Came across 8k of these. They are nickle plated. Other than being harder are they any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Very good OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rainmaker, SASS #11631 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 A little harder but have always worked great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZigMar Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 27 minutes ago, evil dogooder said: Came across 8k of these. They are nickle plated. Other than being harder are they any good? No, they suck. Send them to me and I'll dispose of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZigMar Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, ZigMar said: No, they suck. Send them to me and I'll dispose of them. Kidding aside, they're great. I use them, but to cavate, I don't shoot anything in CAS that eats anything that uses small pistol primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 EVIL, CCI small pistol primers are great. As to the hardness, I don't know because I think Federal now makes those primers. Others with more knowledge can chime in, but feel lucky you found em, assuming the pricing was right. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil dogooder Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said: EVIL, CCI small pistol primers are great. As to the hardness, I don't know because I think Federal now makes those primers. Others with more knowledge can chime in, but feel lucky you found em, assuming the pricing was right. ..........Widder Makes sense. They came on a pallet from federal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Spade Mikey Wilson Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I've been using CCI brand SPP, SRP, LPP, & LRP for decades. Never had an issue with any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Great PRIMERs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Sure, a little harder but they always go off in my Colts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Montana Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I have been using CCI primers for years with out any issue in my non-CAS firearms. I recently tested my "stock" NMV with 15lb hammer springs with both CCI and Winchester small pistol primers and had no failures to fire. Good to have options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe E.S. Corpus SASS #87667 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 My Longhunter tuned New Vaqueros will set them off. I would not expect a highly tuned 1873 rifle to run them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Back in the '80's when I started reloading, CCI was the only brand I used. SPM in 357, SP in 40 and 9, LP 45 and LPM in 44 mag and sometimes 10. Cannot recall ever having a FTF with any of them. Didn't switch to Federal until starting SASS and using very light springs. Wouldn't have a problem using CCI in any of my more or less stock guns today. Regards (and good find for you!) Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 4 hours ago, evil dogooder said: Came across 8k of these. Talk like that could get a feller back shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 If they don’t pop just bump up your hammer springs. 17lb or 18lb springs should pop every primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El CupAJoe Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 My bolt action rifle and the various ruger, Taurus revolvers I've used have all eaten them up just fine. My current gun, charter arms pro V seems to need double strike on one or two primers per cylinder, but that could be due to needing to go back to the shop for timing issues, just waiting on getting a backup carry gun before sending it back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Only time CCI did not go off in mine...I was slip hammerring (?) Anyway...light strikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muley Gil SASS # 57795 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 I started reloading in 1973. 99% of the primers I have bought were CCIs. Never a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I've never found a major brand of primers that didn't work. I also don't have 12 pound springs in my guns either, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Kelly Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I bought a couple thousand CCI primers midsummer 2020. I have two Ruger Vaqueros and a Uberti '73, all tuned by a well-known East coast gunsmith, and all use .38 Special ammo. I loaded a few hundred rounds using CCI primers last summer to test them. My experience was that both my pistols and rifle would occasionally not strike the primer with enough force to set them off- let's just say 10% to 15% of the time. It happened with both my pistols and rifle, one more than the other but I can't remember if it was worse on the rifle or pistol. Having said that, it was frequent enough on both that I couldn't use them in a match. I've never had that happen with my Federal primers. I'm sure if my springs weren't so light the CCIs would work fine. I plan to use my CCIs for practice and would buy some more if I came across them, just for that purpose. However, I can't use them during a match, at least with my current guns - I'd be assured of failures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stony Lane Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I started reloading in the late 1960s. I am sure at some point I have used something besides CCI but I can't remember what. I do know I have used only CCI for 40+ years in everything I load and had no problems with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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