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When to use magnum primers in standard cartridges
@ 12:10 pm (GMT) |
Joshua MayfieldI feel like this has been covered either in the book series or in a previous discussion, but I can't find it. Are there clear principles of when it is advantageous to use magnum primers in standard cartridges? Conversely, are there clear times that it's a bad idea? I load for 30-06 and have only utilized standard large rifle primers so far. If someone knows where this has been covered and can point me in the right direction I'd be grateful. |
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@ 11:45 pm (GMT) |
Alvaro PiquerasRe: When to use magnum primers in standard cartridgesHi Joshua!I think the only recommended situations are: - shooting in very low temps -when you are using compressed loads and/or hard to ignite powders... which, by the way, are the spherical ones. When using standard powders, a magnum primer usually offers no advantadges... I´m using standard LR primers in almost any cartridge (including a 300Win Mag burning almost 75 grains of VV N165). The standard primers usually are less finicky regarding ES. In terms of "pressure", usually when switching from a LR to a LRMagnum you have to drop your charge one grain to stay "in the same place" as before. Only rifle cartridge I´m using magnum primers is a 338Edge burning around 100 gr of Re33 Hope this helps... |
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@ 11:45 pm (GMT) |
Alvaro PiquerasRe: When to use magnum primers in standard cartridgesHi Joshua!I think the only recommended situations are: - shooting in very low temps -when you are using compressed loads and/or hard to ignite powders... which, by the way, are the spherical ones. When using standard powders, a magnum primer usually offers no advantadges... I´m using standard LR primers in almost any cartridge (including a 300Win Mag burning almost 75 grains of VV N165). The standard primers usually are less finicky regarding ES. In terms of "pressure", usually when switching from a LR to a LRMagnum you have to drop your charge one grain to stay "in the same place" as before. Only rifle cartridge I´m using magnum primers is a 338Edge burning around 100 gr of Re33 Hope this helps... |
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@ 11:45 pm (GMT) |
Alvaro PiquerasRe: When to use magnum primers in standard cartridgesHi Joshua!I think the only recommended situations are: - shooting in very low temps -when you are using compressed loads and/or hard to ignite powders... which, by the way, are the spherical ones. When using standard powders, a magnum primer usually offers no advantadges... I´m using standard LR primers in almost any cartridge (including a 300Win Mag burning almost 75 grains of VV N165). The standard primers usually are less finicky regarding ES. In terms of "pressure", usually when switching from a LR to a LRMagnum you have to drop your charge one grain to stay "in the same place" as before. Only rifle cartridge I´m using magnum primers is a 338Edge burning around 100 gr of Re33 Hope this helps... |
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@ 11:45 pm (GMT) |
Alvaro PiquerasRe: When to use magnum primers in standard cartridgesHi Joshua!I think the only recommended situations are: - shooting in very low temps -when you are using compressed loads and/or hard to ignite powders... which, by the way, are the spherical ones. When using standard powders, a magnum primer usually offers no advantadges... I´m using standard LR primers in almost any cartridge (including a 300Win Mag burning almost 75 grains of VV N165). The standard primers usually are less finicky regarding ES. In terms of "pressure", usually when switching from a LR to a LRMagnum you have to drop your charge one grain to stay "in the same place" as before. Only rifle cartridge I´m using magnum primers is a 338Edge burning around 100 gr of Re33 Hope this helps... |
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@ 11:47 pm (GMT) |
Alvaro PiquerasRe: When to use magnum primers in standard cartridgesSorry!Somehow the answer was posted a billion times! :( |
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