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Originally Posted by BC38
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I used a 6mm drill to redrill the primer pocket/flash hole through the bottom of some 357 cases, and then countersunk the holes slightly so that standard 209 shotgun primers would fit into the modified cases.
The shotgun primers seem to have about twice the power of standard pistol primers. They pop about like a 22 short and have a LOT more zip than regular pistol primer loads. Lots of fun
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This suggestion really gives me a good idea. I have quite a few of the old No 57/157 size primers in the stash around here. Not much use these days...butM can use these just as stated above drilling the pockets smaller than for 209s. I fired up the lathe and made a breech plug for a shotgun primer fired muzzleloader using the 57 primers...but will take forever to shoot that many 57s in a muzzle loader. Wax bullet loads are much better...Plus I see 57 primers at gun shows all the time for5 dollars a thousand or so...yippee....Thanks for the suggestion BC38