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    .380 primer dimples but fails to ignite.

    I'm reloading .380 for the first time. I've reloaded shotgun, .357 and .308 previously.
    100gr RNFP from Xtreme
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    CCI 500 SPP
    Hand priming with Lee auto prime with the round disk.
    When shooting out of my Taurus Spectrum the primer only gets a small dimple and fails to ignite. Tried two different rounds.
    However factory Federal Premium HST with an OAL of .93 fired right afterwards.

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    Loaded up one more round. This time using Winchester SPP. No problem.


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    I was going to suggest a different primer. In my experience, CCI primers have the hardest cup. Glad you figured it out.


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    Now what to do with about 200 CCI primed .380 cases...


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    Deprime them and put Winchesters in them. Easy peasy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffreyDeGraff View Post
    Deprime them and put Winchesters in them. Easy peasy.


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    Yep, was going to say the same. I've done it often, and reuse the CCI in something else.

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    I'll give that a try. Hopefully the CCIs will work on my .357


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    More than likely they will. Just load up 5 or 6 at first, to make sure.


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    Always check: My recent experience has me thinking it's more of a reloading problem here than strictly a primer problem. That had to do with a "double action only" small auto. Runs great if everything is right. High primers can shut the little gun down. I was shooting a Smith 19-5. Several high primers slowed the shooting down. It's necessary to look to see what happened. A ring in the barrel makes a bad day. By reputation Federal's primers are the softest.

    One trick I was shown back in the day had to do with high primers. High primers can be confused with light strikes. I was shown how to run my index across the head the loaded round. It was surprising to to find how well that worked.


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    Invested in a simple inertial puller. First time I've used one in 30+ years of reloading. Easy. I don't have the volume to justify a collet puller and I may use this on cast lead someday.
    Careful depriming got those CCI's out. I'll try them in my .357.
    Replacing them with Winchester SPP's worked like a champ.
    Thank's all.


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