Anyone use these primers ?
I never heard of them.
Jimmy
I never heard of them.
Jimmy
GINEX PISTOL PRIMERS
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Ol' Drover
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I got some of them to try and have shot about 500 so far in 9mm, 38 Spl. and 357.
They are a little harder than most and I had a few that took a second strike while shooting double action until I learned that they absolutely have to be seated to the bottom of the primer cup.
Otherwise, they do the job.
They are a little harder than most and I had a few that took a second strike while shooting double action until I learned that they absolutely have to be seated to the bottom of the primer cup.
Otherwise, they do the job.
I split a case with a friend a few months ago from Capital Cartridge. Harder to ignite than most primers but they work. Had to hit them a second or third time with a Sig P226 and S&W 929 9mm revolver. I wouldn’t use them for self defense ammo or competition ammo but work fine for target practice.
Bought a case, they seem fine. Little harder to seat, that may be why some are needing a second strike. I noticed they are a nickel cup and there are also some with a brass cup so I bought a case of those to see if they were possibly softer. Really couldn't notice any difference. There may be some but I couldn't tell.
Ignatz
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I picked some up and after hearing warnings about light strikes, I hand seat each primer with my older trusty Lee hand primer tool.
So I size and deprime on a Dillon 550 with a toolhead with only a sizing die.
Then I hand prime all the cases making sure the primers are fully seated.
Certain brands of brass go in much harder than others, but with patience, it goes OK. The older Lee priming tool is much better than my other 2 newer Lee priming tools.
Then I load in a Dillon toolhead that's missing the sizing die.
So far I'm at 100% with primer hits with my wife's DW Pointman 9 and my Glock 34.
I save my Federal primers for our 929's.
So I size and deprime on a Dillon 550 with a toolhead with only a sizing die.
Then I hand prime all the cases making sure the primers are fully seated.
Certain brands of brass go in much harder than others, but with patience, it goes OK. The older Lee priming tool is much better than my other 2 newer Lee priming tools.
Then I load in a Dillon toolhead that's missing the sizing die.
So far I'm at 100% with primer hits with my wife's DW Pointman 9 and my Glock 34.
I save my Federal primers for our 929's.
STORMINORMAN
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Took the plunge myself: 100% effective in test loads in 380acp, 9mm, 357 SIG, 40 S&W, 38 Special and small-primered 45acp.
In other words, everything.
No problem needing double strikes with any of my revolvers. Not sure I would agree with the "OK for the range but not for self defense" determination, but that's really a moot point for me...
I agree that they do take a bit more Ooomph! in some instances: any 9mm cases with crimped pockets absolutely need to be attended to 1st. I hand prime with the RCBS Universal priming tool for all small primers. My cases are wet tumbled with SS pins so my primer pockets are very clean to begin with.
Only loaded and shot about 400 so far, but I'm both impressed and satisfied. It is also a load off my back(mind?) to not have to wonder if I might run out of SPPs
in the reasonably (?) foreseeable future anymore...
Cheers!
P.S. Anyone know if these are ISO 9001 certified and/or if these are the primers BELOM uses for their NATO 9mm?
In other words, everything.
No problem needing double strikes with any of my revolvers. Not sure I would agree with the "OK for the range but not for self defense" determination, but that's really a moot point for me...I agree that they do take a bit more Ooomph! in some instances: any 9mm cases with crimped pockets absolutely need to be attended to 1st. I hand prime with the RCBS Universal priming tool for all small primers. My cases are wet tumbled with SS pins so my primer pockets are very clean to begin with.
Only loaded and shot about 400 so far, but I'm both impressed and satisfied. It is also a load off my back(mind?) to not have to wonder if I might run out of SPPs
in the reasonably (?) foreseeable future anymore...Cheers!
P.S. Anyone know if these are ISO 9001 certified and/or if these are the primers BELOM uses for their NATO 9mm?
DWalt
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I bought a Lee bench priming tool several years ago. I would recommend it only to my worst enemy. Primer feeding is horrible, jam after jam after jam. I found that the only way I could use it is loading one primer at a time by hand. The Lee hand priming tool is far superior.
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27 Man
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I bought 500 Ginex LPP a while back and loaded up 50 to shoot in my old Brazilian .45. No problems at all. I hand prime with the old Lee tool with the screw in shell holders. Shot both single and double action.
Nemo288
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Instead of retyping my whole response, here is a previous discussion on these primers:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/reloading/666390-i-m-scammer-unix-ginex-primers.html#post141334200
Ignore the scammer part, there is useful information about the primers themselves.
Now whether Ginex is still being made the same way they were about 10 years ago, I don't know.
The primers I have are a unique shiny golden color.. almost like a nitride.
They are my standard LPP and I have had no problems whatsoever.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/reloading/666390-i-m-scammer-unix-ginex-primers.html#post141334200
Ignore the scammer part, there is useful information about the primers themselves.
Now whether Ginex is still being made the same way they were about 10 years ago, I don't know.
The primers I have are a unique shiny golden color.. almost like a nitride.
They are my standard LPP and I have had no problems whatsoever.
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I bought 10,000 Ginex SPP about 5 years ago from Graf's. I'm down to the last 1000 now and have had no problems with them at all. Highly recommended.
Try the RCBS Automatic Bench Priming Tool - works great! Very reliable.
The Ginex primers have also worked well for me. I would buy more.
