A friend was moving out of state and his moving company wouldn't allow powder or primers in their truck, so he gave all he had to me.
He had several thousand CCI small rifle magnum primers.
I have no rifle that shoots any small rifle magnum rounds.
Could I load some 223 or M1 carbine rounds with these primers?
I not sure what the difference is between standard and magnum primers.
I've been told they burn "hotter" and are thicker than standard one to stand up to higher pressures.
Also that they require more force to set them off.
I usually load middle of the road, not trying to set any records, and am thinking a powder charge at the lower spec would be OK with a hotter primer??
My usual load for the M1 is 13 gr of Winchester 296 with a 110 gr FMJ.
For the 223 it's 26 gr of Winchester 748 with a 55 gr FMJ.