Why can't I find CCI Small Pistol?

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I normally get them from Gun Rack when I buy my blues but they haven't had them the last 2 times I've been there (a couple months apart). I stopped by Pro Shots today and they also didn't have any. Is there something going on with small pistol primers? I'm off work till the 2nd and have 1250 blue bullets I'd like to load up but have no primers.

Any other places that sell reloading components in the Winston/Kville area? Would I have to rework my load if I were to swap to winchester primers? I've never used anything other than cci small pistol.
 
Would I have to rework my load if I were to swap to winchester primers? I've never used anything other than cci small pistol.

I wouldnt waste the time with rework.
I swap betwteen CCI, Winchester, Tula, Wolf and S&B and never worry about it. Get what I can get, cheap. Buy them by the 10,000 lot
 
I wouldnt waste the time with rework.
I swap betwteen CCI, Winchester, Tula, Wolf and S&B and never worry about it. Get what I can get, cheap. Buy them by the 10,000 lot
Yep! Same here. We’re not loading precision rifle loads. A SPP is a SPP, seat it and pew on!

Most folks that tell you to rework your load when switching primers are reloaders rather than shooters.
 
I'm loading just above min. 3.4 gr wsf under 147 gr blues
With that load you could use two primers and still be safe. Brand, and even batch, do matter when you’re at the edge of absolute accuracy or the edge of destruction, but you aren’t.

I wonder if the benchrest guys sort primers by weight.
 
If you are not at max charge, no worries. I have not seen a significant difference between regular CCI and Win SPP.
 
Cabelas has S&B primers for $23.79 per 1k. Just picked up a ton of them after loading 3k with no issues. Used to run Winchester and like most have said, never had issues switching back and for between CCI and now S&B. Only thing they wouldn’t be good for in my opinion is working loads up. They seem to be on the soft side and show early pressure signs even with loads that are just making major/minor. Almost no difference between the 3 on a chrony all else being equal.
 
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Yep! Same here. We’re not loading precision rifle loads. A SPP is a SPP, seat it and pew on!

Most folks that tell you to rework your load when switching primers are reloaders rather than shooters.


I’ve tested primers in 45 and found a measurable difference. CCI was my constant; There was around a 3% difference (fairly small in terms of FPS) up then down with Winchester to Federal. Chronos don’t measure pressure so if you’ve got a soft plinking load, you’re probably safe, but if you’re shooting major....you probably want to back off

Mild primers can produce more pressure/higher velocities because they produce less bullet jump at the detonation and allow the full “brew” to work.

I’m with @Bailey Boat I’d back off and double check. You’ll probably be fine but is it worth it to find out the hard way?
 
I'll even use small rifle primers when I need to. I have chrono'd the same load with several different brands of primers as well as magnum and rifle and there is no velocity change. The only difference would be the hardness of the the primer.
 
You should check the BST forum here, they have a little age on them but are probably still good, especially for range use.
 
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