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    Patrick Murray
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    I’ve had a couple of serious problems loading with Fiocchi small pistol primers. Thought I’d pass it along. I loaded 25 .380 loads with a near max charge of CFE pistol. During the loading process, I mashed a case and subbed a CCI 500 in the odd one. Long story short, every round sounded different, some cycled some not, lots of unburned powder, but that last one with the CCI primer worked perfectly. Also, I have used 3.5 grains of WSF in a 115 gr 9mm load for a long time as a plinking/practice load. With Fiocchi primers it won’t cycle any of my semi autos. With the CCI 500 it has never failed.
    Beware.

    #511847
    lewmed
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    I just bought three more cases { 36,000 } of Fiocchi small pistol primers all with the lot number 630521599 I’m about half through the first case and have had no issues. The only thing I have noticed is they produce about 25 fps less than my old stand by Federal 100’s using the same head stamp cases, RMR bullets OAL and powder charge.

    #521856
    cbmay48
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    I had a similar experience recently with Fiocchi small pistol primers, mild load of True Blue (5.0 gr) and S&B brass. I have loaded 100’s of 9mm and .357 Mag with these primers previously without issue, but these were too light to function in a Glock 19 or CZ P-09. Perhaps it was a combination of colder weather (50 degrees) and lighter powder charge (Sierra No.6 max!), but I was quite surprised. In checking older Western Powder suggested starting loads, I was at least .5 of a grain under their suggested weight for True Blue and 115 gr bullets. I replaced the new factory recoil spring in my Glock 19 with the original old one (hoping it is tired after over 20 years and thousands of rounds) to see if it can run them. I may wait until summer and 100 degree temperatures to give them another try. I should have tested them with a smaller batch before I loaded 200 of them..

    #523358
    Saw Dav
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    I have loaded 1000s w fiocchi primers, 147g blue bullets fn 1.14 col running a light load for steel challenge..no issues to speak of. I’ve used them with 147g -sierra vcrowns, sports masters and horndady xtp.. 3.1 g of Titegroup and 4.8 and 5.0g of hs6 ranging in COL 1.1 for hornady up to 1.13 w sierras all for bowling pin matches and had no issues

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