CCI 350 Magnum Large Pistol Primers vs CCI 300 Large Pistol Primers

[QuietDan]

Doing inventory at the reloading bench after having it all packed away from the retirement move.

I'm getting ready to reload .45 ACP, and apparently way back when picked up a brick of CCI 350 Magnum Large Pistol Primers instead of CCI 300 Large Pistol Primers.

I'm using Winchester 231, so I'm thinking these are too hot to use. Anyone know of a reloading book or table that says otherwise?

If I can't use them for .45 ACP or .45 Colt, then I've got a unopened brick of 1000 that I don't need. What would be a fair price? (Not selling them just yet, that would be another post in the correct forum).

What to do? What to do?

[Jonnin]

get 1 pound of another powder, one a little less hot, make a light load, and use them up with that. Should make a fine load if you take it easy with the powder to make up for it.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Or I'll be glad to swap with you. Got more than plenty of the Large Pistol. I was just fixin'

to get a brick of magnums.

[QuietDan]

Or I'll be glad to swap with you. Got more than plenty of the Large Pistol. I was just fixin'

to get a brick of magnums.

Thanks for the offer, don't know how we'd arrange it, Smyrna to Clarksville, seeing as we can't mail them, unless we meet-up in Nashville or something. . . .

Well, no hurry to resolve this, so I'll have them for a while. Let me know.

The little I've read out on the interwebz sez the Magnums add about 5 percent ooomph! -- but I really don't like deviating from the published tables. If I found a table that says they were OK, I'd load them up.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

I work in Nashville, but off for several

months. I don't mind meeting somewhere

to swap a box. PM me when you want to

do something in a day or two.

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[mikegideon]

Or I'll be glad to swap with you. Got more than plenty of the Large Pistol. I was just fixin'

to get a brick of magnums.

Dang. Beat me to it. I use CCI 350's for the SOCOM. and have an unopened brick of 300's that I don't use.

[QuietDan]

Dang. Beat me to it. I use CCI 350's for the SOCOM. and have an unopened brick of 300's that I don't use.

Thanks also for the offer, I guess that would put you in the "batter's box."

If 6.8 AR and I can't work out the details of a FTF pass-off, or if he wishes to defer to you, then we can move forward. It does sound a little closer Nashville/Smyrna than Clarksville/Smyrna . . .

[mikegideon]

I'm in the Priest lake area. I'm way closer. I don't load near as many rounds as 6.8, so he probably needs them more than me. I still have 400-500 350's left. Just have no need for the 300's

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Either way is fine with me. Mike and I swap stuff around, too. I am getting stuff together to

load a bunch of .44 magnums and 10mm.

[mikegideon]

Grab them. I'm good for awhile.

[QuietDan]

Either way is fine with me. Mike and I swap stuff around, too. I am getting stuff together to

load a bunch of .44 magnums and 10mm.

Pleasure meeting you face to face. Thanks for the chat and the smooth transaction. I'll see you in the forum!

[mikegideon]

Pleasure meeting you face to face. Thanks for the chat and the smooth transaction. I'll see you in the forum!

Guess you noticed he doesn't look anything like his avatar

[Dolomite_supafly]

You can use the 350's providing you just work up loads as normal. I have used them for my 1911. The biggest concern I would have is making sure the pistol can ignite the harder primer. I know my 1911 it will light off anything. I have small primer 45 brass that has been loaded with small rifle primers without issue. And it has a 20 pound mainspring vs. the normal 23 pound.

I have used small rifle primers for pistols for years. In my 9mm I have used Remington 6.5's, 7.5's, CCI 400's, CCI 41's as well as a ton of Wolf SRM's.

Dolomite

Edited March 17, 2012 by Dolomite_supafly

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Like I told Dan, I had to get out of the house. Nice to meet you, Dan. Good diversion

for me and I enjoyed the conversation. Trouble is, I could have spent the afternoon

if it wasn't for my own "Honey-Do" list.

Mike, he figured it out when he saw I didn't have a tie on.

[kcevans]

I have 8000 Winchester Large Pistol Primers I would like to sell or trade for small pistol primers