Hi all, first post. I've been reloading for about 10 years, never had any major problems really. Just started, as in today, to load for 50 BMG. Using once fired, from my rifle, Hornady brass, H50, 750 AMAX, CCI #35. After prep, I started to prime them on Ammomaster using the press mounted prime. That made me nervous because the primers are just so big. So I started second guessing myself, depth ok? Too much crush? Etc.... They looked fine, all are about .007 +-.001 below flush, flatened in the middle, rounded on the edge, uniform in appearance, fired one it worked. Then I started to charge them, and I was constantly thinking what if the primers are not right--lots of powder, holy cow, this is like a different universe than .308.
So my question is, if a primer was crushed into the pocket by seating with too much force, could that lead to detonation while seating bullet or make it overly sensitive? This never bothered me with L or S rifle or pistol primers, I just uniformed the pockets, primed per spec, and didn't think too much about it.
So my question is, if a primer was crushed into the pocket by seating with too much force, could that lead to detonation while seating bullet or make it overly sensitive? This never bothered me with L or S rifle or pistol primers, I just uniformed the pockets, primed per spec, and didn't think too much about it.