Anyone have eyes on small pistol primers?

[DadSmith]

If you can't find SPP buy SRP they work fine. In fact I don't even buy SPP anymore. Unless there isn't any SRP.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

If you can't find SPP buy SRP they work fine. In fact I don't even buy SPP anymore. Unless there isn't any SRP.

Awwww Cisco, you have opened Pandora's Primer Box Now.......

Zip up your fire suit.....

 

[DadSmith]

Awwww Cisco, you have opened Pandora's Primer Box Now.......

Zip up your fire suit.....

Lol I've done it for over 15 years now. There really isn't much difference between the two if any.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

Lol I've done it for over 15 years now. There really isn't much difference between the two if any.

I starting pulling a press handle over 50 years ago with my GFather and Father, they both bought two primers. Large and small...
Like a lot of things, that were never a problem until Al Gore invented the internet...

 

[CraigAPS]

If you can't find SPP buy SRP they work fine. In fact I don't even buy SPP anymore. Unless there isn't any SRP.

I actually was just told this last weekend. The guy at Hillside said the same thing. I was curious if it would work. I measured the stuff I have on hand. CCI SPP measured. 0015" larger than WSR. Not sure how much of a difference that would make.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

I actually was just told this last weekend. The guy at Hillside said the same thing. I was curious if it would work. I measured the stuff I have on hand. CCI SPP measured. 0015" larger than WSR. Not sure how much of a difference that would make.

Measure a bunch of primer pockets... The biggest difference is the cup thickness.
Some lite trigger/hammer springs might not reliably pop off some small rifle primers in handgun rounds. Same with LRP's in some fine tuned handguns.
But to most of the world it works well.

Plus a primer has a taper, if it didn't they would not seal in the gas's when fired and would be a ***** to seat or be a sloppy fit.

 

[CraigAPS]

Measure a bunch of primer pockets... The biggest difference is the cup thickness.
Some lite trigger/hammer springs might not reliably pop off some small rifle primers in handgun rounds. Same with LRP's in some fine tuned handguns.
But to most of the world it works well.

Plus a primer has a taper, if it didn't they would not seal in the gas's when fired and would be a ***** to seat or be a sloppy fit.

Do you need to make sure the SRP isn't seated as deeply as you would a SPP? Just wondering if you were to seat it normally, if it would be too deep? I realize .0015" is miniscule. Just curious.

 

[DadSmith]

I starting pulling a press handle over 50 years ago with my GFather and Father, they both bought two primers. Large and small...
Like a lot of things, that were never a problem until Al Gore invented the internet...

I started reloading in 1992. I bought a 7.7 jap and couldn't find any ammunition. So a lgs also a reloader told me to use 30 06 cases resize them in the 7.7 dies and trim to length. It worked great. 28 years ago. The last 15 years I finally figured out I can use small rifle primers for pistol. So far i have not had a light strikes on primer nor over pressure problems. Other than when I had a weak spring or went +p loading.

Now I reload everything but rimfire.

 

[Mattroth54]

Are SRP’s in stock somewhere? I can’t remember seeing them around anywhere, either.

 

[CraigAPS]

Are SRP’s in stock somewhere? I can’t remember seeing them around anywhere, either.

I found some at Hillside in Roanoke. Only had a few boxes left.

 

[GSPBirdDog]

Been looking for them too! Only ones i can pretty much find are on GunBroker but i am not paying $140 per box. F@%!ing price galgers! I believe what goes around comes around. I can see marking them up and i would pay $50-$60 per box, but not $140! Ridiculous!

 

[CraigAPS]

Been looking for them too! Only ones i can pretty much find are on GunBroker but i am not paying $140 per box. F@%!ing price galgers! I believe what goes around comes around. I can see marking them up and i would pay $50-$60 per box, but not $140! Ridiculous!

I hope that includes shipping!

I understand prices going up due to demand, but that's asinine.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Been looking for them too! Only ones i can pretty much find are on GunBroker but i am not paying $140 per box. F@%!ing price galgers! I believe what goes around comes around. I can see marking them up and i would pay $50-$60 per box, but not $140! Ridiculous!

And THIS is why I posted this thread:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...paredness/483679-ok-sell-now-am-i-gouger.html

If they are not worth that to you, don't buy them. Clearly they are worth it to someone.

I thought gun people tended to be all about free enterprise and all that.

 

[GSPBirdDog]

And THIS is why I posted this thread:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...paredness/483679-ok-sell-now-am-i-gouger.html

If they are not worth that to you, don't buy them. Clearly they are worth it to someone.

I thought gun people tended to be all about free enterprise and all that.

I am all about free enterprise and if you want to sell a sleeve of 5K small pistol primers for $220, just let me know! The people on GunBroker are selling 5K for a "BUY IT NOW" price of $700 and you still pay shipping. That would be a lot more tha %6-%7 mark up for intrest. I just don't understand why they are marked up so high, but people are panic buying them. Just glad I have plenty in my safe but would feel more comfortable with 5K more smal pistol primers on the shelf. I have 20K small rifle and i guess i could always use some of those in my pistol loads if needed.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

Do you need to make sure the SRP isn't seated as deeply as you would a SPP? Just wondering if you were to seat it normally, if it would be too deep? I realize .0015" is miniscule. Just curious.

Seat them all the way, you need to set the anvil to arm the primer. That happens as the primer is being seated.

 

[zachcz]

Haven’t seen any online or in shops but did find 1800 for 50 bucks semi-locally on AL. Definitely worth the trip and Almost gives me enough time load what components i have sitting in shop

 

[DocIndy]

Apparently they aren’t hard to find.... there is a 5k count sleeve in the classifieds right now for $500. Just an opportunistic INGO member trying to make a buck off his fellow INGOers.

 

[NKBJ]

Appears that when you buy used guns at new gun prices they become expensive to feed.

PS,
There's an old saying that if you want something to go away, stop buying it.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Apparently they aren’t hard to find.... there is a 5k count sleeve in the classifieds right now for $500. Just an opportunistic INGO member trying to make a buck off his fellow INGOers.

What should he sell them for?

 

[zachcz]

I saw that. Had to reread it a couple times to make sure I didn’t miss a decimal point or an extra zero and it was 50000. Hell I’d pay double normal price for them but over triple normal price is a little much.

Apparently they aren’t hard to find.... there is a 5k count sleeve in the classifieds right now for $500. Just an opportunistic INGO member trying to make a buck off his fellow INGOers.