Mr.Revolverguy
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You have received a lot of great advise all worth considering. For what it is worth back in 2006 when I first started loading for my S&W 500 and in 2010 when I started reloading for my Alaskan 454 (Alaskan 454 Review)I experienced the same thing with CCI primers. As many have shown they have had a great success with them I did not in these platforms. I have been reloading for 17 years and though not an expert had learned many tricks to the trade like seating depth but to no avail with my problem. I used CCI large Rifle primers for the 500 and CCI small magnum rifle for the 454 and could not achieve the reliability I was looking for, though I noticed both of these platforms would ignite factory ammunition which to me ruled out the firearms themselves.
For these two firearms I changed to winchester large rifle and winchester magnum small rifle and haven't looked back. I am not suggesting CCI to be the problem but reloading at times could produce unreliable results especially for new reloaders or experienced reloaders loading for new platforms. Again not bashing CCI they just did not work for me in these platforms, but for everything else all I use anymore is CCI for the calibers I load for, 38spl, 357mag, 44mag, 45colt along with a host of rifle cartridges.
So my suggestion is don't be afraid to buy small quantity at first to find out what works perfect for you, then buy in bulk. This is my technique when reloading for a new caliber. By the way those same Large Rifle primers which did not work for the S&W500 worked great for my M1 Garand in 30-06. So it surely wasn't the primers.
For these two firearms I changed to winchester large rifle and winchester magnum small rifle and haven't looked back. I am not suggesting CCI to be the problem but reloading at times could produce unreliable results especially for new reloaders or experienced reloaders loading for new platforms. Again not bashing CCI they just did not work for me in these platforms, but for everything else all I use anymore is CCI for the calibers I load for, 38spl, 357mag, 44mag, 45colt along with a host of rifle cartridges.
So my suggestion is don't be afraid to buy small quantity at first to find out what works perfect for you, then buy in bulk. This is my technique when reloading for a new caliber. By the way those same Large Rifle primers which did not work for the S&W500 worked great for my M1 Garand in 30-06. So it surely wasn't the primers.