I was ready to buy at one store marked $5.99 per 100. I was told it is $7.99 at the counter. I still bought it. Left a bad taste in my mouth. Crazy times.
I chronographed a bunch of 10mm, and 45acp and about 20 fps difference at most. Rifle rounds tiny bit higher, but flattened the primer just about 50 fps faster than 6.5 CM 123 grain rounds with magnum primers. 2975 ish fps. Both rifle and pistol CCI.
Yeah. I'm just surprised. My friend said there was some primers listed for $150 and sold quick. I could buy a nice 300 prc rifle with selling off some of my primers, but then I couldn't replace it.
So.. mine came with that. But I already had 1000 cases deprimed. So I just tried using it without belling the month. It works ok enough. Just occasionally needs to be jiggle.
I did about a hundred so far. It is a little tight on a couple of them but all prime just fine. I sort by headstand stamp on other brass but not on 5.56
Yup. Clean it off. Especially on precision rounds. Powder sticking to inside the neck is annoying. I know only few flakes will get jammed in the boat tail, but still.
So far, swage kit seems to be working for me for small primers. Pretty fast with 5.56 cases. Expanding the case mouth does help but I can do without it just fine. Bullet sizer for .459 arrives next week. Love the little machine.