Replacement for cci 450’s

Alanh

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I’m hoping there is an answer for this question. Does anyone have an idea for a good replacement? I found powder but as everyone is aware 450 primers are non existent.
 
I got lucky and just bought 5000 cci 450’s tn actually. But have tested in the past in 3 rifles the 7 1/2’s against the 450’s. I found that they were extremely similar, very consistent. The 7 1/2’s had lower sd’s in 1 rifle and the 450 had it in the other 2 but I’m talking by very small amounts.
 
I'm getting the loads together to test 7 1/2 against the CCI450. It, by all accounts I've reviewed, they are the same hardness and thickness. The 7 1/2 may be just a little hotter but will soon see.
I just did back to back testing with rem 7.5 and cci 450 in my 260 rem with small primer brass.

I saw zero difference in FPS or SD. The 2 are interchangeable. Same in my 223.

Tested with a Labradar
 
They aren’t non existent. You’re just going to have to pay for em. 41s and BR4s are ones you could look for. I wouldn’t call them equivalent but Federal 205Ms don’t suck. My 308 load works quite well with either.
 
They aren’t non existent. You’re just going to have to pay for em. 41s and BR4s are ones you could look for. I wouldn’t call them equivalent but Federal 205Ms don’t suck. My 308 load works quite well with either.
Luckily, I fell into a closeout deal a while back. I got several thousand 7 1/2s for an unbelievable $5/1,000. I bought them to use in 221 Fireball and 17 Ackley Hornet.
No they are not for sale.
 
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Well after checking around for way more time than I want to admit, 450’s and 7.5 are gone everywhere. I backed out of a match this weekend so my 12yo could shoot but that was it, not a single primer left. I have some H4350 to trade if anyone has 450’s.
 
Well after checking around for way more time than I want to admit, 450’s and 7.5 are gone everywhere. I backed out of a match this weekend so my 12yo could shoot but that was it, not a single primer left. I have some H4350 to trade if anyone has 450’s.

There’s plenty of CCI450s on gunbroker; most listings are $200+ per thousand.
 
Yea I guess that is going to be the place I end up going to. (Catch-22) Buy the grossly over price primers- then not enough $ left to register for the matches lol.
 
Tula Small rifle mag primers. Just able to score 2000 for $60 locally from a guy getting out of reloading.

My velocities are about 10-20 FPS higher than the cci450s. Must have a harder cup though. Seating force necessary is greater on same lot of virgin brass.
 
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And many of them have been bought specifically to resell from places like Midway within the last couple of months, at regular retail price.

Same as always during a panic.

Writing was on the wall in 2018 when we lost the House so that’s when i started buying powder and primers whenever I had extra funds. Money was reallocated from other non essential shit to reloading supplies. They were still plentiful up until Covid then shit went crazy.
 
Tula Small rifle mag primers. Just able to score 2000k for $60 locally from a guy getting out of reloading.

My velocities are about 10-20 FPS higher than the cci450s. Must have a harder cup though. Seating force necessary is greater on same lot of virgin brass.

Holy shit! You bought 2 million primers for $60?
 
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