How to put unused primers back in the box

[efelton]

Hello,
I'm switching over from .357 Mag, which uses Small Pistol Magnum Primes, to 9mm. So I had to take all of my unused magnum primers out of my primer-feed tray. I wound up dumping the primers back into the tray they came packaged in, but some are upside-down (or flat side up) and this is the side that responds to being bumped! I'm leery of handling them to flip them over.

So I am wondering, short of having several spare primer-feed trays, is there a "proper" way to deal with primers once they are out of the box?

Thanks!

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Just use Small Rifle primers for both and you won't have to switch (recalibration of loads will be required).

 

[DW357]

Hello,
I'm switching over from .357 Mag, which uses Small Pistol Magnum Primes, to 9mm. So I had to take all of my unused magnum primers out of my primer-feed tray. I wound up dumping the primers back into the tray they came packaged in, but some are upside-down (or flat side up) and this is the side that responds to being bumped! I'm leery of handling them to flip them over.

So I am wondering, short of having several spare primer-feed trays, is there a "proper" way to deal with primers once they are out of the box?

Thanks!

I would not worry about having primers flat side up. I've put primers back into trays many times (not caring about orientation) and haven't had any issues yet. I store them in a cabinet, not in my pocket so I should be fine

 

[xtry51]

First, unless you're Edward Hammer Hands, handling primers is fine and not dangerous.

Second, they make a primer flip tray if you're really OCD enough to be concerned about storing them all the same way.

Third, do what Rob suggested and use SR primers for everything.

 

[EddieCoyle]

So I am wondering, short of having several spare primer-feed trays, is there a "proper" way to deal with primers once they are out of the box?

Thanks!

Just dump them back in. It doesn't matter which way they face, they're not going to go off.

Just use Small Rifle primers for both and you won't have to switch (recalibration of loads will be required).

This is fine as long as you don't care about breech face erosion.

 

[Gammon]

Just use Small Rifle primers for both and you won't have to switch (recalibration of loads will be required).

One drawback; harder cups possible failures to ignite.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

One drawback; harder cups possible failures to ignite.

This. Just get a flip tray. Jack.

 

[xtry51]

One drawback; harder cups possible failures to ignite.

Using regular SR primers? (Not Military like CCI41s). I've not had an issue yet in about 9k rounds of 9mm.

 

[gerrycaruso]

It doesn't matter. I've opened new boxes and found some facing up and some facing down.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

This is fine as long as you don't care about breech face erosion.

I've never had that problem with my fotays, but they are rather high pressure loads so that may account for the cup sealing.

 

[EddieCoyle]

I've never had that problem with my fotays, but they are rather high pressure loads so that may account for the cup sealing.

I used a bunch of SR primers in a Glock 17 and now the breech face looks like Mickey Rourke's head.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Thanks for the info on erosion. I see a Glock 43 in my future, and I'll pick up some pistol primers for those loads.

My 1911's take an interchangeable breechface so I've never really worried about the erosion issue - though I had heard of some problems with erosion with Wolf small rifle primers (bought some of those during one of the great shortages)

 

[EddieCoyle]

Wolf small rifle primers

That's what I was using.

 

[xtry51]

G34. CCI400s. No erosion issues with about 6k of SR primed ammo through it. Using 4.8gr of TG under 115s.