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Old 11-07-2017, 01:58 PM
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Default 17 Remington Primers

I got 91 pieces of fireformed Brass with my rifle yesterday so I primed them with CCI 400 Small Rifle Primers and noticed I only have 100 more of these Primers I also have on hand about 400 pcs of CCI 450 Small Rifle Magnum Primers and about 900 pcs of Magtech # 1 1/2 Small Pistol Primers ( That I use to reload my 22 Hornet) are either of these other 2 Primers safe to use with the 17 Rem. Thanks Keith
PS added some pics of the Rifle to the end of my thread on the 17 Remington
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Old 11-07-2017, 02:11 PM
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The Cci450 are as you say magnum primers and could give you increased pressures so to use them you should reduce your charge and work up again i have never used magtec but when i was stuck i used Rem 61/2 with no ill effect the load and velocity were identical
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Old 11-07-2017, 02:36 PM
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Default 17 rem primers

I would not use the small pistol primers
My go to in my 17 rem rifles is the Rem 7.5
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Old 11-07-2017, 02:56 PM
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Remington 6 1/2 primers are for lower pressure rounds such as the 22 hornet, 218 Bee, etc. I bought a used 222 that had cut marks (primer leaks) on the bolt face, they were done by the previous owner using 6 1/2 primers instead of 7 1/2 which are designed for higher pressure.

From Remington -

Warning:

Remington does not recommend this primer for use in the 17 Remington, 222 Remington, 223 Remington, 204 Ruger, 17 Remington Fireball. Use the 7-1/2 Small Rifle Bench Rest primer in these cartridges.
This 6-1/2 Small Rifle primer is primarily designed for use in the 22 Hornet.

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Old 11-07-2017, 03:11 PM
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Tried some Remington 6 1/2 primers in a 223 with Blue Dot loads and had "issues" so I went back to 7 1/2 primers.

John
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Old 11-07-2017, 06:49 PM
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Use the 450's.......... The priming charge is the same, The cup thickness is where the difference is. The magnums have a thicker cup.

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Old 11-07-2017, 06:54 PM
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Use the 450's.......... The priming charge is the same, The cup thickness is where the difference is. The magnums have a thicker cup.

Aaron
Thickness in cup material and also a longer/hotter flash duration. Just stick to the primers with the thicker cup material and you will have no issues, unless you really push max loads and pressures. Bill K
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Old 11-07-2017, 06:59 PM
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So CCI 400 and 450 Yes and Magtech small pistol # 1 1/2 No
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Old 11-07-2017, 07:24 PM
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So CCI 400 and 450 Yes and Magtech small pistol # 1 1/2 No
Stay away from the small pistol primers. Not made for rifle, especially the higher pressure one's. Bill K
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Old 11-07-2017, 08:23 PM
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Remington 6 1/2 primers are for lower pressure rounds such as the 22 hornet, 218 Bee, etc. I bought a used 222 that had cut marks (primer leaks) on the bolt face, they were done by the previous owner using 6 1/2 primers instead of 7 1/2 which are designed for higher pressure.

From Remington -

Warning:

Remington does not recommend this primer for use in the 17 Remington, 222 Remington, 223 Remington, 204 Ruger, 17 Remington Fireball. Use the 7-1/2 Small Rifle Bench Rest primer in these cartridges.
This 6-1/2 Small Rifle primer is primarily designed for use in the 22 Hornet.

drover
Good post, drover........

The 17 Remington has a very fast and sharp pressure spike to it that generates a lot of heat and pressure. As stated, only the thicker cupped primers are applicable to the 17 Remington cartridge. Over the years I've used both Rem 7 1/2 and CCI BR-4 primers with good success.

If you use Rem 6 1/2 primers successfully, two things are happening:

1. You are shooting a very mild load that defeats the purpose of the 17 Rem cartridge.

AND

2. You are playing Russian Roulette with your fingers and eyes even with mild loads.

Some good reading that seems to have a never ending usefulness as far as primers are concerned. At the link, go down to "Informative Articles" and from there slide down the page on the left side to the article titled "Primers and Pressure".

http://jamescalhoon.com/

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