Hodgdon/IMR/Winchester - The Firearms Forum

Lost One · 09-17-2009, 07:21 PM

Still waiting on my books and I have been doing some reading and downloading information from manufacturers sites. The books is the main thing that I would be getting my information from but I only have the internet for now until the books arrive.

One things that I have either missed or its not shown is when using Hodgdons site http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp if you pick for instance Pistol then 357 magnum and whatever powder/bullet it does not show primer, however if you download the pdf chart for reloading they show primer (Manufacturer/size and number) and magnum or regular primer.

Does anyone know how they are suppose to know which primer is used when using the online version? maybe I just missed something.

zb338 · 09-17-2009, 08:48 PM

The primer can be critical in really hot max. loads. Most of
the time you can use any primer you can get ahold of and
start a few grains lower and work up to the load you are
going to use. Just watch for pressure signs along the way.

Zeke

09-17-2009, 07:21 PM	#1
Lost One V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SLC, Ut. Posts: 64	Hodgdon/IMR/Winchester Still waiting on my books and I have been doing some reading and downloading information from manufacturers sites. The books is the main thing that I would be getting my information from but I only have the internet for now until the books arrive. One things that I have either missed or its not shown is when using Hodgdons site http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp if you pick for instance Pistol then 357 magnum and whatever powder/bullet it does not show primer, however if you download the pdf chart for reloading they show primer (Manufacturer/size and number) and magnum or regular primer. Does anyone know how they are suppose to know which primer is used when using the online version? maybe I just missed something. -->

09-17-2009, 08:48 PM	#2
zb338 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Recently moved to Pennsylvania. Posts: 286	Re: Hodgdon/IMR/Winchester The primer can be critical in really hot max. loads. Most of the time you can use any primer you can get ahold of and start a few grains lower and work up to the load you are going to use. Just watch for pressure signs along the way. Zeke