Is this bad? (blue primers)

[fmiller]

Hi

I'm trying to echange +/- 2700 small rifle primers by exchanging for small pistol.

I've encountered a couple people on NWFA who are trading, but they always balk when I tell them that the primers are blue.

What's up is that several years ago a bunch of primers fell out of their sleeves and I couldn't tell SPP from SRP. Had to throw a bunch out.

Since then, whenever I get rifle primers I pop open the sleeve and run over them with a blue sharpie. I was under the impression that this was a fairly standard procedure and wouldn't affect the primers performance at all.

BUT no one seems to want them.

Am I missing something? I can't imagine how this would damage the primers, but....?

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[robertvarner]

Some guys who shoot competitions and reload their own ammo either do the same thing you are doing or mark the bullet base so they can track their own brass (which they collect after the day).

There is nothing wrong with doing what you are doing at all.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Load them into your pistol brass. Jesus would.

 

[arakboss]

Load them into your pistol brass. Jesus would.

And after you load them in your pistol brass, take a walk on some water

 

[fmiller]

Nah. Pretty sure Jesus uses a .45, I'm looking for SPPs.

 

[DizzyJ]

They'd probably sell pretty quick at pre-COVID prices

 

[DizzyJ]

Additionally, the pistol primers are a little more sought after right now.

 

[Member 5605]

Seems funny somebody would reject that notion.

I'm sure it is pretty clear they have been marked and probably evident of such.

Could always load them in your non-striker fired pistol rounds.

 

[Nosferatu]

BlueDevil primers. Adds 200fps to any load.

Worth at least an extra $.50/ea on Gunbroker.

 

[po18guy]

Take a cotton cloth that is damp (not wet) with a little naphtha. Blue gone.

 

[Nutty4Guns]

Nah. Pretty sure Jesus uses a .45, I'm looking for SPPs.

Nope, Jesus uses 10mm!

 

[Nutty4Guns]

^^ and for the record,that's my t-shirt slogan. Back off everyone else. :0)

To keep on thread topic, I think people are being silly about the blue marker. Perhaps they are concerned that you touched the active side in the process? Just guessing.

 

[ageingstudent]

Load them into your pistol brass. Jesus would.

WWJD? .

 

[Heyjoe]

They're pent up and tryna get some, you'd be blue too after all that time.

Got to milk the cow, holmes.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

since no one wants them, i'll give you $35/1000

 

[Sniperwannabee]

ill give you 36/1000

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

ill give you 36/1000

 

[Member 66129]

Nope, Jesus uses 10mm!

That is correct.

 

[DizzyJ]

ill give you 36/1000

$37/1,000

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

you would.