Originally Posted by kbm6893

First of all, thanks for all the responses.

Secondly, I am just loading to punch paper, in both rifle and pistol. I don't own a chronograph and probably never will.

Third, I load on a single stage press and still weigh every charge. I also measure every piece of rifle brass. I am very careful and always will be. I'm not in a hurry.

I started with CCI, but components come and go and we can't always get what we want. I saw a brick of Winchester and I bought them. I sat in front of the TV and used a hand priming tool and seated them. I had forgotten the color difference so I can easily tell them apart from the CCI. That being said, the Winchester ones are now sitting in a large freezer ziplock bag, apart from my CCI ones. When I have loaded all of the CCI rounds, I will begin to load the Winchester. As far as "not mixing", are you saying I shouldn't even put the two loaded rounds with different primers in the same magazine? I use the same amount of powder, 26 grains (I believe, I'd have to check) of CFE 223.

I did buy some CCI small rifle magnum primers by mistake. Boxes look so much alike. I was told here not a problem with AR rounds, especially since I load lighter. I haven't even touched those yet and will not for some time. I'd have to load another 2000 regular CCI before I even got to them, and I still pick up bricks as I see them, so it might be years until I get to the magnum. Matter of fact, I recall being told Federal are softer primers so they're great to use. I have several bricks of those for small pistol primers. I'm quite sure I have mixed them. No issues.

Are people here saying they only load one primer, ever? Even when components are scare?

And by the way, I am meticulous with my brass cleaning, too! Wet tumbled to get them super clean inside and out, then after they're dried in a brass dryer, a quick dry tumble to allow them to cycle through the press more smoothly. Rule3 was extremely helpful when I got started 7 years ago, and I take his advice with most things reloading, but I just like the look of shiny brass!