Reeder Custom Guns - Reminds me of some I picked up at a gun show

AmBraCol
Reminds me of some I picked up at a gun show
Thursday, December 02, 2021, 12:09

years back... towards end of the 20th Century. Can't remember the number, but CCI and labeled for military calibers. Large Rifle size, got a lot of misfires/no fires in the old P17 and quit using them. I think the old rifle's mainspring needs swapped out. Anyway, the military caliber designation indicates a harder primer cup than usual. You'll need a health WHACK to set it off reliably.

Reading Townsend Whelen's book on reloading and doing the math, he was paying the equivalent of $10 per hundred for large rifle primers back in the 50's. It hurts to see them retailing for half again as much, but not unexpected with the current situation. I'd pick up a pack to try "just for grins and science" if dropping by your place.

some strange primers hitting the market - Gary Reeder, 2021-12-02, 10:51
- Cci primer - Clint H, 2021-12-03, 14:18
- Reminds me of some I picked up at a gun show - AmBraCol, 2021-12-02, 12:09
- Not just primers, I had to pay $137 for - JT, 2021-12-02, 12:06
  - that works out to almost $14 per hundred. That - Gary Reeder, 2021-12-02, 15:21
    - Seems to be the going price ... - Jim Taylor, 2021-12-02, 15:25
      - the caps are just as hard to get if not more so than - Gary Reeder, 2021-12-02, 16:24
        we don' t really try hard to get the caps as black powder is - Gary Reeder, 2021-12-02, 16:31
        Black powder is actually illegal there? (nm) - Keith H., 2021-12-02, 21:28
        yep, has been for over 30 years. Due to forest fire - gary reeder, 2021-12-02, 22:40
- Harder cup to resist full-auto slamfire. (nm) - Sooner, 2021-12-02, 11:48
  - I’ve read that too. Rifle or SS should have no problems (nm) - WB, 2021-12-02, 14:36
    - by SS I assume you mean the single shot? - Gary Reeder, 2021-12-02, 15:44
      - I’ve used small rifle primers with good results - WB, 2021-12-02, 17:01
    - I would hope so, but keep in mind the M1/M14/M16 - Sooner, 2021-12-02, 14:46