Are magnum small rifle primers harder than regular small rifle primers?
The reason I ask is that I am developing loads for .357 Maximum for the Handi-Rifle I just reamed out. Due to the higher pressure of this round, small rifle primers are required. With my last outing, I fired 40 rounds of .357 Max, working powder weight up. I had about 1 in 8 light primer hits. They would fire on second hit each time.
Not sure if regular small rifle primers will help with this, or if I need to take it to a smith to either:
Make the firing pin "pointier", strengthen the hammer spring, or remove some from the top of the hammer where it stops against the frame.
The reason I ask is that I am developing loads for .357 Maximum for the Handi-Rifle I just reamed out. Due to the higher pressure of this round, small rifle primers are required. With my last outing, I fired 40 rounds of .357 Max, working powder weight up. I had about 1 in 8 light primer hits. They would fire on second hit each time.
Not sure if regular small rifle primers will help with this, or if I need to take it to a smith to either:
Make the firing pin "pointier", strengthen the hammer spring, or remove some from the top of the hammer where it stops against the frame.