BR4 primer missfires

[Tim L]

Wow! Lots of responses.
I run 2 barnards and switched to palmer brass at the beginning of the year. Never had a problem until Clermont opm. Switched to another batch and not 1 missfire. Unfortunately this is where i stuffed up and ended up with the dodgy batch coming back into use. Re-identified the problem batch (700 of the little suckers) and don't expect any more problems.
I am as certain its just that box. But i now run each rifle with different batches so if i have the same hic up its only on 1 gun,,,,, hopefully.

[mike H]

Wow! Lots of responses.
I run 2 barnards and switched to palmer brass at the beginning of the year. Never had a problem until Clermont opm. Switched to another batch and not 1 missfire. Unfortunately this is where i stuffed up and ended up with the dodgy batch coming back into use. Re-identified the problem batch (700 of the little suckers) and don't expect any more problems.
I am as certain its just that box. But i now run each rifle with different batches so if i have the same hic up its only on 1 gun,,,,, hopefully.

Tim,
If you are confident it is the fault of the primers,plant them back where they came from,if they are from a faulty batch,there is sure to be more of them around.If the retailers pass the complaints on to the importers,there is/should be,some chance of replacement .
Mike.

[johnk]

There's talk Stateside if issues with some CCI SR magnums too.

[scott/r]

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/201 ... -problems/


I was reading this this morning and it seems I have fallen into the same trap myself. Since buying a decent primer tool I haven't had a problem with miss fires, and I use br2 and br4 in 4 different rifles.

[6602steven]

Had an issue with my 6BR but it was quickly resolved by reseating the primers m. Seems I hadn't seated them hard into the uniformed pockets and some were "jumping" upon primer stike. Zero problems since

Steve

[johnk]

The best luck I've had was when I got arthritis in both thumbs so bad I couldn't use a standard primer seater (my Sinclair) with one hand for LR primers. In desperation, I bought a K & M with dial gauge & seat to .003 crush (http://kmshooting.com/primer-gauge.html), squeezing with both hands. Immediately my ESs shrunk to under 10 fps for all best loads & (contrary to scuttlebutt) I never have ignition issues with PMC Russian primers.

[plumbs7]

I also had troubles with a batch bought from a local store (Q) in my panda but was remedied by replacing the case head die in my primer seater ! All good now !

[mike H]

So what is the conclusion,is it faulty primers,or primer seating malfunction,or a combination of both?

[plumbs7]

Hi Mike , I think both and maybe weak springs! The batch people are talking about seemed to have thick primer cups ...maybe!

[johnk]

Wonder if they slipped in some Magnum cups, but then again, they're complaining Stateside about a bunch of CCI Magnums too.