Reeder Custom Guns - Too many variables, depends on the gun,

Jim Taylor
Too many variables, depends on the gun,
Friday, December 18, 2020, 08:30

the ammo .. the load ... my old .45 Colt 300 gr. load with 2400 and rifle primer misfired in the New Model Ruger. The primer strike was reduced by the transfer bar. The heavy hammer spring in my old model Ruger would fire them with no problems.

The rifle primer however was not needed and I quit using it fairly early on. Later testing at Hodgdon's showed that I wasn't gaining anything by using the rifle primer.

But .. if that is all a person had ...

Primers .. How they work .. - Jim Taylor, 2020-12-18, 07:57
- This is interesting - GregG, 2020-12-18, 08:12
  - Too many variables, depends on the gun, - Jim Taylor, 2020-12-18, 08:30
    - Okay. Thank you, Jim. (nm) - GregG, 2020-12-18, 08:51
      - I'm worried about sporatic variations and misfires, not fps (nm) - WB, 2020-12-18, 10:04
        Yes. Consistancy and reliability is most important. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2020-12-18, 10:36
- A snappy mainspring does not effect a good - WB, 2020-12-18, 08:03
  - Not to mention, lighter springs increase lock time - JD, 2020-12-18, 17:23
  - You answered my question before I could ask it - GregG, 2020-12-18, 08:15
    - Some folks doing a "trigger job" rely too much on springs - WB, 2020-12-18, 09:45