Lee Loader

Well, that sucks, how large a lot of primers is it?

Looks like it was 1 pack of 100 that I've found. They are a different colour (bronze?) while the rest of the 1000 box are silver. I thought maybe they were large primers that got mixed up, but they aren't. They fall out of a large primer pocket. I dropped them in a jar of oil, and will be chucked. Don't recall when I bought that box. I think it was probably 15-20 years ago

Strange, but a good way to deal with the issue. NEXT!

The odd thing is the packet cover and tray was identical to the rest. Again, I don't recall where/when I got that particular box of 1000, although with this incident, I'm thinking I may have picked it up at a fun-show in NJ or PA back in the 90's. It's definitely the older style of packaging (Grey and medium blue) vs the newer dark blue

(pics pulled from the web, not mine)

Older Packaging



Newer Packaging

No telling, I use CCIs and have both types of packaging. So far nothing failing to feed.

As long as they have been stored right they should still work fine. I have some 20+ year old SR primers I am using up on plinking rounds. I got them at a going out of business liquidation sale. So far none have failed to ignite.

About 5 years ago I used up about 300 Herters H209 shotshell primers , from the original mail order Herters , 1969-72 .