pberry
US Veteran
This could be useful to some of you. For all of 2009 I could not get small pistol primers. My son in North Carolina found 2500 just before Christmas. Nice gift. Last spring I had 1400 small rifle primers on hand, so I worked up a load for my 610. I shoot .40 S&W most of the time so that is what I worked up with the rifle primers. I assumed I needed to back down my powder charge because of the primers, so I did and worked up. I wanted 900fps using TITEGROUP.
Mixed brass, TITEGROUP powder 3.9gr hand measured one at a time, 180g lead TC hardcast actual weight about 185gr, OAL 1.135. Velocity measured with a Green Shooting CHRONY at 10ft.
Federal small rifle primers #205. 896, 882, error, 870, 913, 915. average 895
Federal small pistol primers #100. 911, 890, 896, 897, 874, 895. average 894
The only difference I can find is the #100 primers are slightly flatter after firing. Primers appear to be identical. The 205’s may be slightly harder. I did not test for accuracy.
Anyone wishing to use this info, do so at your own risk. This load may not work the same in your gun.
Phil
Mixed brass, TITEGROUP powder 3.9gr hand measured one at a time, 180g lead TC hardcast actual weight about 185gr, OAL 1.135. Velocity measured with a Green Shooting CHRONY at 10ft.
Federal small rifle primers #205. 896, 882, error, 870, 913, 915. average 895
Federal small pistol primers #100. 911, 890, 896, 897, 874, 895. average 894
The only difference I can find is the #100 primers are slightly flatter after firing. Primers appear to be identical. The 205’s may be slightly harder. I did not test for accuracy.
Anyone wishing to use this info, do so at your own risk. This load may not work the same in your gun.
Phil
