ajbarr

Federal primers are a touch softer than Winchester and the CCI's are a touch harder, but all should work just fine. One caution would be if you are using really light loads in any of those calibers with any kind of small rifle primer. That will sometimes cause the breach face to get eroded from gas blowby...not pretty. So, if you're loading something like 130pf in any of them, use pistol primers for a little insurance. Any major load in any of those calibers will be fine. Thanks G-man. So does that mean I should not use small rifle primers with 9mm minor loads that are around 135 pf?

Thanks but out of curiousity is it ok to use CCI and Federal small rifle primers too?

I have been using Winchester small rifle primers for loading 9mm, .40 S&W and 38 Super Comp. I got some Winchester small pistol primers but am running out. I can't find anyone with Win small rifle in stock. Is it ok to use small rifle primers in the above calibers made by Federal and CCI. I assume it is but want to be certain. Thanks

Thanks G-Man. I guess to play it safe then it makes sense to load the lower side of the published data.

I read an article recently about making light loads. Specifically, it said you could use Titegroup as low as 3.2 gr in a 180 grain bullet. I actually tried 3.8 and it worked very well, felt a lot like 9mm. The Titegroup guide actually calls for 4.2 to 4.8 I believe. My question is, is it safe to try loading lighter than what the reloading guides call for to try and produce a round with less recoil.