10-20-2023, 08:37 AM
I'll throw 2ct in this 1, If it's luck? don't know? I have ran Winchester standard small and large primers in my AR's and M1A1/M14 and have never had a problem, but I do make sure I seat them at least 4k into the pocket, the question about reusing primers I've done it without issue. they go bang every time! but if I have to remove a primer it was probably due to a sizing issue of the brass, and I gently remove them. also, in regard to using standard primers, I have loaded rounds at the range and then removed them to check to see if the primers are being hit by the firing pin and if so, how much? most of any primer strikes I've ever seen from a gas gun were not enough to set the primer off, even loading a single round and pulling the bolt carrier all the way back and letting it fly home, even on my M14 308win, with Winchester LRP, I would probably not use a softer primer then the Winchesters in autoloaders and make sure their seated at least 4k into the pocket! JMO.