What's Wrong With This Primer?

[Shadowrider]

I loaded it. You can see the priming compound clearly and the anvil seems fine.

I've seen this with Wolff SRM primers several times. One or two out of a hundred will be a different color sometimes. I've never had one not fire, so I never really worried about it. But curiosity got the best of me this time.

 

[jbarnett]

I loaded it. You can see the priming compound clearly and the anvil seems fine.

I've seen this with Wolff SRM primers several times. One or two out of a hundred will be a different color sometimes. I've never had one not fire, so I never really worried about it. But curiosity got the best of me this time.

Thanks for sharing that info. I am not sure I would have even noticed it.

 

[Doesn'tPlayWellw/Others]

Thanks for sharing that info. I am not sure I would have even noticed it.

+1

 

[okie98]

Scrape that one and load the rest.

 

[Rocketguns]

Since you have such a good picture contact the manufacture and ask them, then we all might learn something interesting.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

I thought it was one of those eye tests. Yes I spotted the primer in question.

 

[HiredHand]

What if there's nothing wrong with that primer what if its the other primers we should be worried about...

 

[Shadowrider]

Well lookie what I found....

[Broken External Image]
"Most component primers have a little disk of paper between the anvil and
the priming mix. Called the foil paper, it covers a priming pellet and is simply
a manufacturing expediency. The anvil is omitted in this view for clarity."

 

[Old Fart]

Looks like a manufacturing hickup.
Given the cost of a single primer and the fact I usually buy bulk I probably would have just disposed of it.
But it's probably fine.
Let us know if it works out.