Reloading question!

[DirtyDave]

Do not shoot any reloaded ammo you did not load yourself. Period

[browning10]

I would not hold the guy, that reloaded them, accountable for any mishap. He is a very good friend of mine. I supplied him with everything. I'm not going to shoot anymore of it. Can I pull the bullets and take out the primers? Then just replace the primers?

[txfireguy2003]

May be the fact that the LR primers are not Mag primers. As I understand it (and I'm not 100% on this, I only load one magnum caliber and use mag primers for it as recommended) the mag primers are a bit hotter. This is because the powders used in magnum rifles are typically slow burning (4831 is pretty slow) and many use a coating to retard the burn rate, so they require a hotter primer to reliably ignite. There are even some loads for non-magnum calibers that recommend the use of magnum primers based on the type of powder used, I know there are a couple for .308 that recommend a mag primer, but I've never tried them.

I would NOT use the remaining rounds. I would pull the bullets, dump the powder and destroy it (you can't be sure if it's a primer problem or a powder problem, and deprime (read up on how to do this with live primers safely), then start over. I've never used Wolf brand primers, so I know nothing about them first hand, but I've heard some people have had them fail to fire in the past. I've had excellent results from CCI and Winchester primers. Maybe see if you can find a box of CCI LR magnum primers and use those instead.

[Seacoal]

I've seen dad's 358 hang fire once. Weirdest thing ever. I also watched dad throw away the 3 remaining loads he had of that variety. Not worth it

[Okiehunter]

Several makers of this type, It will work for you. Depending on how many loads you have it may be cheaper to just throw them away.

[browning10]

Thanks everybody for your info. I would like to keep the cases, so I will pull them. Again, here's a dumb question. Will it be easy to pop out unfired primers?

[ultrastealth]

Had some bullets reloaded by someone that's really familiar with it. I supplied all components.
When I started shooting them it didn't sound right. It almost sounded like I could hear the hammer hitting then the bullet going off. It's a click then boom. What could it be? I shot 10 times and heard it 8. It shot an ok group.
264 mag
130 gr accubond
4831 imr
Large rifle primers by wolf

Your problem is a four letter word: W-O-L-F

[Cajun Blake]

Thanks everybody for your info. I would like to keep the cases, so I will pull them. Again, here's a dumb question. Will it be easy to pop out unfired primers?

ain't worth losing an eye, or experiencing a "blow up" over a .03 cent primer

pull bullets, dump powder, chamber brass, then point rifle in safe direction and pull trigger to detonate live primer

then remove spent primer and start from scratch


some people have removed live primers, at 3 cents each, I'll fire 'em and load new ones

[Cajun Blake]

re: primers


try to find some Fed 215 or CCI250 large rifle magnum primers

[Hunter_Man]

dang, I didn't even see the wolf primier word. that's a scary word right there lol

[Timemachine]

YEP....bad primers. Had a batch of FN3006 that did the same thing. the primer is the key to the whole bullet success. Never scrimp on primers.

[Timemachine]

I like Cajun Blakes comment. Right on target. I have been reloading since I was 12. I am 62 now and still at it. Shot Military High Power and Bench Rest for many decades.Sounds like he has some good experince too.