Need Help With Primers.

[The Kaiser]

Anyone care to comment on the primers in the picture where the firing pin strikes at 6 o'clock and not in the center? Accuracy is decent with these old eyes but I feel it could be better if the firing pin was more in the center. It's a Lone Star Rolling Block.

Thanks, Gary

Man! This getting old is not all it's cracked up to be. Here's what I meant to send.121785

[Outpost75]

Military standards for weapon acceptance permit the primer indent to be off-center up to one half the diameter of the striker point.

[Roosters]

Never have been much at reading tea leaves or primers but upon close inspection of the pictures of your primers they look a lot like reloading dies to me. :shock:

Granted I've been wrong before but pretty sure about this one.

[gray wolf]

Never have been much at reading tea leaves or primers but upon close inspection of the pictures of your primers they look a lot like reloading dies to me. :shock:

Granted I've been wrong before but pretty sure about this one.
After a close look i think I agree, special the one on the left.

[websterz]

LOL I hate when that happens.

[farmerjim]

The date on the picture is tomorrow, so they will change into primers at midnight.

[Shiloh]

Never have been much at reading tea leaves or primers but upon close inspection of the pictures of your primers they look a lot like reloading dies to me. :shock:

Granted I've been wrong before but pretty sure about this one.

I was thinking the same thing you smartypants!! ;)
Shiloh

[Shiloh]

You guys are too funny.

SHiloh

[10mmShooter]

My primers don't come in a green box...ha ha ha

[wv109323]

When accurizing the 1911 pistol the place at which the firing pin strikes the primer is somewhat a variable. This is caused because the barrel needs to be shoved all the way up in the locking lugs to obtain the needed accuracy.
In the 1911 there is no change in accuracy regardless of where the primer is struck. A few years ago this was an trend to center up the firing pin strike but I think the pistolsmiths have come to realize that it is a lost cause for the labor required.
Your pictures show a pretty extreme case of an off center strike. I don't think it will cause you an accuracy problem but may be a reliability issue with different brands of primers.
Does anything seem to be improperly fit? Is the chamber in the center of the barrel?

[The Kaiser]

Everything seems to line up alright. I guess it's just a mental thing with me, as all my rifle's primers are hit in the center. Thanks for all, and I mean all, the replys.