Which Primers for Black Powder Metallic C'tg?

[Oyeboten]

Intending to be reloading .38 S & W, and, .38 S & W Special in FFF Black Powder, to replicate original Fatory Loadings.


What Primers in your experience, would be a good choice for this?


Funny, I was rummmaging through old boxes of stuff the other day, found four 100 count Wood-Paper Boxes of Winchester sm-pistol Primers, which say, "For Smokeless Powders"


Obviously not the right kind!


Lol...



Phil
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[rcmodel]

Yes, they are the right kind.

Any SM Pistol primer, of any brand, will work perfectly with BP.

It is very easy to light off compared to smokeless powder.

rc

 

[Ben Shepherd]

Rc-

Do they generally reccomend magnum or standard primers with bp/pyrodex/etc.?

 

[The Bushmaster]

"SM pistol primer"?? Oh-oh...

 

[godsey5]

For 45-60 I used large rifle magnum primers but I have read that it does not really matter and that some of the better groups with one write up were had with standard large rifle primers.

Jim

 

[rcmodel]

Do they generally reccomend magnum or standard primers with bp/pyrodex/etc.?

Any standard primer for Black Powder.

I understand Pyrodex is harder to ignite, and might benefit from a Magnum primer, but I don't know.

rc