rhubarb
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I bought 1000 Wolf Standard Small Rifle primers at the last gun show. I've shot a couple hundred .223 with 55gr bullets and and a mild charge of H335 and all was well.
This week I loaded up some Hornady 68 BTHP with Varget from 24.0 to 25.5gr. Hodgdon's website lists starting charge at 24.0 and max 26.0. Every one of the Wolf primers loaded in these loads was flattened, some had drastic signs of flowing, and one was pierced. I've read that Wolf recommends SR magnum primers in semi-autos, but can it be that bad? As I understand, the purpose for using magnum primers is to prevent slam-fires. That wasn't a problem, but the primers exhibit significant pressure signs when they shouldn't be even close to high pressure.
Are Wolf standard small rifle primers soft?
This week I loaded up some Hornady 68 BTHP with Varget from 24.0 to 25.5gr. Hodgdon's website lists starting charge at 24.0 and max 26.0. Every one of the Wolf primers loaded in these loads was flattened, some had drastic signs of flowing, and one was pierced. I've read that Wolf recommends SR magnum primers in semi-autos, but can it be that bad? As I understand, the purpose for using magnum primers is to prevent slam-fires. That wasn't a problem, but the primers exhibit significant pressure signs when they shouldn't be even close to high pressure.
Are Wolf standard small rifle primers soft?