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I have the opportunity to buy a large...like 10 years worth for me...supply of CCI and Fed SPM primers from the estate of a fellow shooter who has passed. The price is very low, like early 1990's low, so very tempting. I knew the guy, he was a serious reloader and bullseye shooter, and they were no doubt well stored and judging by the packaging they are not very old, so not concerned about condition. 16+ pounds of HP-38 and a couple odd 1 pounders to experiment with also come with the deal.
Problem is... probably not a problem, but just looking for opinions...I shoot very little .357 Mag. I'm shooting in .357 handguns and rifles exclusively, no .38s in the stable, but almost all of my brass (a lot) is .38 spl police brass. My standard target load is 4.5 HP-38 under the ACME 125 TC in .38SPL brass. Can spm primers be substituted with the probable reduction of a couple tenths of powder? Would I even need to reduce the charge?
Problem is... probably not a problem, but just looking for opinions...I shoot very little .357 Mag. I'm shooting in .357 handguns and rifles exclusively, no .38s in the stable, but almost all of my brass (a lot) is .38 spl police brass. My standard target load is 4.5 HP-38 under the ACME 125 TC in .38SPL brass. Can spm primers be substituted with the probable reduction of a couple tenths of powder? Would I even need to reduce the charge?