Reloading slip up. How bad is it?

[Psypher]

Thanks for confirming what I already practice. I had this happen, but with the wrong pistol primer mixed into a lot that I had purchased from someone. I didn't check the entire lot because HE was sure it was all the pistol primers I used. Nope! Pulled the bullets and powder on 35 and made hot glue gun bullets for those that were pulled. We had some fun with those on a cardboard box.

[John Boy]

The difference for brisance & cup hardness between SR & SP is not extreme.
Easiest way to see the difference for the brisance is - load a case with each - turn the lights down low and shoot each case with just the primer. You'll see the difference in the length of the flame

As for hardness, the cup is a tad higher for the SR but in a revolver - no big shakes - they will ignite

Shoot em and don't make the same mistake twice!

Brisance: Federal 205 SR ...

[DeanWinchester]

In a Ruger??
I would shoot them and wouldn't think twice about it.

[adanymous]

I shot about 90 rds of them. No real issues. Recoil was much much lower than some reloads I bought from a commercial loader for the brass.

Most of them had no initiation issues, though about 1 in each load needed hit twice. One or two took 3 hits, and one FTF and I hit it til it was WAY obvious it was a bad primer. I actually noticed no difference in the load from my normal plinkers, and accuracy was about the same as well.

[QIDPlb]

I would shoot them.
Done it a bunch of times on my S&W 19

[paul edward]

Now you have an excuse to get a carbine in .357 Magnum.

[Menner]

I have not bought sp primes in over a year I run sr primers in my autos and revolvers and have not had any problem and I don't have to worry about seating a sp primer in a rifle case and over pressuring it the only thing I can think of that would cause a problem is if you had a race gun with a light spring it may not hit hard enough but a stock gun should be no problem

[DrCaveman]

I shot about 90 rds of them. No real issues. Recoil was much much lower than some reloads I bought from a commercial loader for the brass.

Most of them had no initiation issues, though about 1 in each load needed hit twice. One or two took 3 hits, and one FTF and I hit it til it was WAY obvious it was a bad primer. I actually noticed no difference in the load from my normal plinkers, and accuracy was about the same as well.

Glad to hear that you tried it, and it worked out ok. I wonder why the one totally bad primer, while the other light strikes arent too surprising with the light springs and all.

Federals are the best for light hammers, in my opinion. Not that one has the luxury of choosing them right now, but for future reference

[texaswoodworker]

The safest thing to do would be to pull them, BUT since you are using a light load in a very strong revolver, I'd try a few. If they seemed too hot, I'd pull em. The pressure should increase some, but not to dangerous levels.

[1johnlb]

He did pull them with his ruger boolit puller

[jonp]

If you are sure of your powder charge I would try one and see if it went bang considering your using a gp100.

[1johnlb]

I shot about 90 rds of them. No real issues. Recoil was much much lower than some reloads I bought from a commercial loader for the brass.

Most of them had no initiation issues, though about 1 in each load needed hit twice. One or two took 3 hits, and one FTF and I hit it til it was WAY obvious it was a bad primer. I actually noticed no difference in the load from my normal plinkers, and accuracy was about the same as well.

Ruger boolits extractor BANG BANG DA BANG

[zuke]

Shoot a couple of'em and look the spent case's over carefully. If their OK,shoot the rest.

[adanymous]

There were no signs of pressure, it was 100% fine. Absolutely no issues other than my spring kit causing light hits but we all knew that would happen. Theres only one way to get a good trigger in a ruger and its springs and polish. And I HATE a crappy trigger. So its a little ammo finicky now, who cares, I reload!

[MtGun44]

You can possibly get a slight increase in pressure with the rifle primers, but they are
primarily harder to ignite and the cup is able to withstand higher pressures. If the load
is mild, and it is, and the gun will ignite them - and you have found that this is
problematic - then there is no real problem.

If the load was a hot one, near max, I would pull them down.

My advice was going to be "shoot one and inspect the case, if all is well, enjoy
and avoid this in the future." but you are already there.

Bill

[gpidaho]

Not something I would worry about. GP

[Elkins45]

He already shot them--and that would have been my advice anyway.

[1johnlb]

This would be a good place for a neon sign that reads

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