Components in Stock - Latest Discoveries

[2bfree]

The lower your trigger pull is, the more chance of light strikes....I didn't have any with my CGW kit3 hammer and an 11.5# MS.  Installed the CZ Comp hammer and started having 1 light strike per match w/CCIs, and that's a no-go.  I have a Shadow on order and requested a trigger job.  Federal primers will be in my Match loads, other primers will go to practice rounds.

My new "coach" told me that at least once a month, maybe twice, that I will be shooting 1k round sessions, so....gotta be prepared!

Would that be a Hammer spring or trigger spring. I put a lighter hammer spring in my Beretta is at 3# and my 45 is at 4 1/2 and no light strikes. They are both hammer fired though.

[1SOW]

Hammer spring gives the hammer the energy to hit the primer.  Trigger spring resets the trigger forward after the pull.

Lightly sprung (Hammer spring/mainspring) guns are easier to shoot accurately (for most).  At some point, reducing the hammer spring weight may make the hammer hit too lightly to fire the primer.  Back to why Federals are preferred for those with lightly sprung guns.  This is especially noted in competition DA revolvers.

[Wobbly]

Went in to buy powder and tripped over these...

Federal primers at my LGS, all sizes $34/1000. No limit.   

Bulls Eye Range & Gun Store, Lawrenceville, GA

[ReloaderFred]

Their primer boxes are pretty large, so you need to watch where you're walking, Wobbly.......

It's going to be hit and miss on primers for awhile.  I just ordered 50,000 S&B small pistol primers from Widener's to try out.  They were $125.00 a case, plus HazMat and shipping, and they would ship the 50,000 under one HazMat fee.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[ReloaderFred]

I'm not concerned one bit about the size of Federal's primer packaging, since it's done for a good reason.  I was commenting on Wobbly's post that he "tripped over them".

Fred

[ReloaderFred]

The reason for the large packaging is to provide more separation between the individual primers.  That way, there is less chance of sympathetic detonation if one goes off for any reason.  Federal is also using a different priming compound that is more sensitive, so they've erred on the side of caution in their packaging.

Many years ago, they had a detonation in their plant when an employee shook a container of primers and it went off.  The employee was badly injured, so Federal isn't going to take any chances. 

Two years ago I showed the Federal reps at the SHOT Show some primers in the old wooden trays they used to package them in.  You would have thought I showed them a poisonous spider, as they all backed away and said, "please don't shake that box", which I wasn't about to do anyway.  They're pretty gunshy about their primers going off unintentionally.....

Hope this helps.

Fred

[jabbermurph]

PRIMERS GALOR @ MIDWAY!!!!  FED GM #100 $155/5k

[Slimdog71]

As of 7:22 pm no fed 100 in stock, still have CCI

[nicky]

You got to check often. Things are selling real fast. I got lucky. Got my powder & primers.

[vwpieces]

natchezss.com has:
Federal Champion SPP for $35/1K but there is a limit of 2 per person per day.
IMR SR 4759 $24/lb limit 10lbs
They also had 22LR minimag earlier today & I was able to score some. 500 36gr HP & 500 40gr solid for $8/100

[jwc007]

Conevera has some of the Powerbond bullets in stock. http://www.tjconevera.com/

[nicky]

Recob's Target Shop has IMR 7625

[1SOW]

Midway has124 gr  SPEER GD "bullets'  in stock--just notified.

[SMaster]

Buck & Jakes, Evansville Indiana has HP-38 in 1# cans on the shelf lately.

[IDescribe]

Montana Gold has every 9mm bullet in stock except 147gr CMJ.