Second dud primer of the year

[doubleh]

Had a 'click" yesterday when shooting some 9 mm reloads. I did a double strike both times and still nothing happened. My other "click" was early this year.I pulled the bullet on each and both loads had powder so that leaves the primer. I didn't write the primer down on my info either time as they were low power loads. It really didn't affect anything and it did show me I wasn't flinching in the least so there was a little upside to it..

 

[Blue68f100]

Did the primer when removed have the anvil and the compound pillow in place? The reason I ask is I've had a few missing anvils and 1 did not have the compound over decades of loading. A very rare occurrence.

 

[Lennyjoe]

I had a batch of Winchester LPP that has about a 10% dud problem. Purchased them back in the late 2010’s in Arizona. Loaded 1K of .45 ACP with them back then not knowing they had issues and I finally shot those out of my ammo stash about 6 months later..

Initially I thought the primers weren’t seated correctly it they were good. Also thought it was just my Springfield XD but they did the same in my Kimber and FNX so I separated that 1K for range use only.

 

[doubleh]

I haven't removed the primer yet. I had to cut things short yesterday to make a doctor's appointment. Later today, maybe. I am not really a ball of fire this morning, more like an ember.

 

[mrawesome22-250]

I've been handloading for 18 years now. Had my first dud primer a few months ago. Winchester small rifle primer.

Multiple re-strikes in an AR with a full strength mil-spec hammer spring would not set it off. Chucked it into the creek. Should've brought it home and pulled it apart for further inspection.

 

[mdi]

The only really bad primer I've reloaded in about 40 years was a Winchester small pistol. I tried restrike, no boom. IIRC I poked out the primer and it had a good dent and appeared to be OK, compound and anvil still in place. I just thought "Hmmm, that's weird", and tossed it. I'm really surprised at how few dud primers I've come across in all my reloading, starting with a Lee Loader and using CCI, Winchester, Remington, Federal and Wolf primers all sized/powers.

One odd occurrence. I have an FMK 9mm that needs special care with Winchester primers. I would get one out of 8-10 duds. I tried other primed handloads, all went bang (CCI, Wolf, Fed). I tried the Winchester handloads in other guns, Ruger, Tokerev, and SCCY, all went bang. I knew all were seated properly. Gun was disassembled and cleaned thouroughly. I was doing some reading in one of my older texts and saw "sensitizing" primers, seating normally then adding some "preload" a little more ummph. I primed 100 mixed cases with Wincheter primers and "preloaded" all. I was using a ram prime so it was no big deal to add pressire to the seated primers. All went bang in the FMK...

 

[FROGO207]

I will bring any and all duds home. Even .22 ammo. l strip things down and save anything I can. I always determine what the problem is/was with each one. The .22 usually have no primer in the rim and most of those were Remington. Can't remember when a handload was a dud but had more than I would like with factory ammo though.