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I picked up a couple k box of these primers at the show today.
Price was right @ $22. ea; Win209 is pushing 30. now
What are the if and/or buts when loading these??
thanks
bill

The batch of Reo primers I purchased last spring are the largest primers I have ever measured. They run about .002 larger than Remington, Federal, and Winchester. I usually load Rio's on the final reload on a particular batch of cases before discarding them. Other than size they seem to work just fine. I do not use them in loads approaching maximum pressure as I know of no published reloading data for them.

Bill Layman

Winchester primers fall out of once-fired rio shells, proving Bills findings. If you expect to load the shells with other primers later, I would not use the Rios.

Thanks much,so considering just said,I could use these for all the cheap gameshells for a "once" reload?

Suggest a separate priming operation, or set your equipment up to provide maximum primer seating force. Nothing is more annoying than a primer half way in binding a progressive loader up.

The boys at Airport Gun Club in Lancaster, Ohio use and reload RIO shells in all gauges and report good results. They sell RIO primers, and might be able to help you with loading data.

There should be 1200 primers in each brick, so that's good...

You're blowing away more American jobs at <8c/pop by buying these. indeed.
chinamart did that to US sweater maker. They went for supply to a country where they have outhouses for 10c/sweater? saving. Thank God I don't ever have to shop at chinamart!