Who uses small rifle primers for pistol?

[KentG]

I know small rifle can be used but I'd like to hear from those who do. I would guess some of the trick guns may have issues but my uses would be for striker fired XD's in 9mm. Using stock springs and with a Springer Precision trigger job. I have plenty of small pistol for the near future but when things settle down in a few months I'd like to order more primers and just ordering CCI small rifle covers rifle and pistol maybe.

So who is using small rifle for pistol??

[Sarge]

I use small rifle exclusively in my Cheely Open gun. Never fails to fire. I have no idea what mainspring is in the gun but I'm sure Matt does. It also has an extended firing pin.

[carharttfarmer]

I do stock glock , cz with 15lb main, StI with 17lb

[trodrig]

For major power factor loads in 38 Super Comp open gun, I use small rifle exclusively. For minor power factor in my open gun or in production gun, I use small pistol mag or small pistol.

[ltdmstr]

I did for a long time, when I couldn't find pistol primers. Harder primer cup can be a problem with light striker setups. Otherwise, they work fine. Open class guys use them a lot b/c of pressure issues.

[tohm]

I use Winchester small rifle (WSR) for 40 (major and minor loads) and 223. Have had no issues.

[GuildSF4]

I use WSR in my open gun, have checked with chronograph, smaller SD and ES, same velocity as WSP in my gun, your mileage may vary. (STI, 17# MS)

[Guest]

Small rifle primers for .38 super major loads, small pistol primers for minor .38 super/9mm/38 special loads.

[BillD]

I use SRP exclusively in .45, .40, .38spl and .223.

[ajg308]

I do. Only issue I have ever had was Russian small rifle in striker fired pistols. All other brands ok.

[Robert King]

I have used Federal Small Rifle for 9mm major and minor, 40 major and minor. They were never more than 15fps faster than small pistol. It was easier to just buy one kind of primer for everything. I've shot them from Glocks, XDM's and STI's. Some with factory triggers and some with fancy triggers, never had a problem that was related to the primer.

[outerlimits]

used to-not anymore. saving them for rifle loads...

[DKSComp]

Used Federal small rifle primers in both my 38 supers and major 9's. Back when major power was major power, they were the most reliable primers for withstanding the pressures

Dave Schattel

[Wildcanine]

I had the same question about if they would work in my XDM so I loaded some and they worked fine I did notice a increase in FPS over the small pistol primers but they do work incase I cant find any small pistol when I run out

[Steve RA]

SRPs also work well in .45 small primer cases.

[goldfish]

I use SRP for my 38SC with no problems, I save those SRP for 223 now

[anachronism]

I use SRPs with slower burning ball type powders in most calibers anymore. I quit stocking up on magnum pistol primers and now only buy std small pistol and small rifle primers. I wish I could do the same with large primers, but that won't work.

[GuildSF4]

I use SRPs with slower burning ball type powders in most calibers anymore. I quit stocking up on magnum pistol primers and now only buy std small pistol and small rifle primers. I wish I could do the same with large primers, but that won't work.

Yeah, large rifle primers are thicker (taller?) than large pistol. (Primer pockets are deeper on large rifle brass)

[Steve RA]

Best way to see if they will work in your gun is to load up 15 or so with the SRPs you would be using and try them in your own gun. The fact they work in someone elses gun is interesting but immaterial to whether they work flawlessly for you.

[CenTX]

The only problem I ever had with SR primers was when I bought some Wolf SR primers when that was all I could fine. They worked in all my 1911/2011 pistols, but my striker fired M&P Pro had about 1 in 10 failure rate.

Like pistol primers, not all rifle primers are the same. Some are soft and some are hard. Just because your gun will run one brand, does not mean it will run another, especially for striker fired pistols.

[lcs]

I use small rifle for minor in my XDM 5.25 9 and my open guns. Just easier not to switch primers back and forth. Not going to use small pistol in Open as they do not hold up to the pressure.

[Jaxshooter]

I use nothing but SRP in everything from 9 mm minor for steel to major Limited and Open loads. Only have to inventory one primer.

[Matt1911]

I use federal SRP for an M&P 9pro with trigger job, an M&P .40 with factory trigger, and a Tanfoglio Limited with a very light trigger and haven't had a single issue to date.

[prebancolt]

I tried CCI SRP in my SVI 2011 and they worked fine. Also, I chronoed them against the same load using SPP and saw NO difference in velocities according to my Chrony. The 40SW load was 3.9g 700X under a 200gr LFP bullet.

[Kaban]

I need to do 9mm minor loads for Production. I only have a box of small pistol magnum primers.

Trodrig - you said you use small Pistol Mag primers for Production Minor... really? is it possible?

I am desperate as I have no small pistol primers left. Shall I just try Magnum primers for 10-20 rounds as a test? I always go by the manual but I have to improvise.

Any advise will be appreciated...

thanks,

Eli