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More Primer trouble
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02/02/2013 10:07 PM
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DeerDad
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I had another misfire yesterday at the hunting camp while testing new loads in my 45-70. I think I will try at different primer than CCI. I was shooting my 45-70 and had one misfire out of 15 rounds I reloaded. I pulled the bullet and pushed the primer out. I then put another primer in the case and it fired fine. I checked the primer that failed dimensions and could not find anything wrong. I checked the primer pocket and it was same as other rounds fired. Is there anything else to check? I will try winchester primers once available. I have had too many misfires with the CCI primers. Can't take the chance when it matters.
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Re: More Primer trouble
[Re: DeerDad]
#127453
02/02/2013 10:34 PM
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DeerDad
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I found something interesting on Mike Bellm's page. It suggested you change the hammer springs perodically on a contender. I have never change my hammer spring before and I have had the gun for 20 years or so. I ordered some springs and will change them in both my guns. I am still changing the primers I use. I do not have full confidence. I had same problem with my ruger and it was the hammer spring as well.
How often do you change your hammer springs in contender and super ruger redhawks?
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Re: More Primer trouble
[Re: DeerDad]
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02/02/2013 11:30 PM
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rickiesrevenge
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Sucks that you lost confidence in your set up. I've never had a cci fail to ignite. I don't have a tender but I do have an encore and I changed out the hammer spring when I got it and haven't had a misfire, yet. Changed out the spring probably 6-7 years ago.
Aaron
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Re: More Primer trouble
[Re: rickiesrevenge]
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02/03/2013 1:14 AM
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racksmasher
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Could it be a high primer?
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Re: More Primer trouble
[Re: rickiesrevenge]
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02/03/2013 1:18 AM
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Gregg Richter
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Some years ago I was having misfire problems with a batch of CCI Small Rifle primers. I wrote CCI and they had me send them some for inspection. They wrote me back and said that particular lot/run had an under-sized primer pellet. They apologized and replaced all of those I owned from that batch.
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Re: More Primer trouble
[Re: Gregg Richter]
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02/03/2013 2:57 AM
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junebug
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A few years ago I got into a bad batch of cci small pistol primers that failed in several guns and would not buy cci for years. Now you have to take what you can find but I still use Winchester instead of cci when I can.
junebug
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Re: More Primer trouble
[Re: DeerDad]
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02/03/2013 7:27 PM
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mikefrompa
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Deerdad, sorry to hear about your troubles with CCI primers. Personally I have never had any problems with CCI primers. That is all I use.
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Re: More Primer trouble
[Re: mikefrompa]
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02/08/2013 10:54 PM
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rbecker
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Federal pistol primers are supposedly the most sensitive most of the guys I know use only Federal after their pistols get a trigger job or a lighter springset.
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Re: More Primer trouble
[Re: rbecker]
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02/08/2013 10:59 PM
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rbecker
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I use CCI rifle and Fed rifle primers. Had a misfire in my Contender primer showed an obvious light strike. Read the same info on Belms site and ordered new spring. I think he even has directions on installation. No problems since.
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Re: More Primer trouble
[Re: rbecker]
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02/08/2013 11:21 PM
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rbecker
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Deerdad, You may find what Bellm has to say about headspace in a contender informative also. The topic is listed couple times in the left margin of site. Good luck..
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