Description
Ginex Small Pistol PrimersĀ
A manufacturer of ammo components ā as well as blasting caps and electric igniters ā since 1951, this Bosnia-Herzegovinaābased company knows a thing or two about turning a spark into a bang. Primers from UNIS GINEX are available with standard SINOXIDE priming mixture charges, as well as EKO priming mixture thatās formulated to be free of heavy metals.
Quality UNIS GINEX Primer for Rifles and Pistols
Whether youāre assembling match-grade ammo for your rifle, or mass-producing rounds for a family trip to the shooting range, these primers are sure to perform. Each UNIS GINEX pistol primer and rifle primer is manufactured to meet high-standards and is designed to be easy to install.
Formulated to be temperature insensitive, you can count on them whether the conditions are sub-zero or scorching hot. UNIS GINEX makes primers for a wide range of rounds, from the smallest calibers to the biggest rounds commercially available.
A history of excellence, a high-tech priming mixture, and costs that undercut the competition make primers from UNIS GINEX a must-have component on your reloading supplies shelf.
Terry Beams (verified owner) –
Ginex primers have been excellent, very compact packaging. Went throught 10,000 with no misfire or liading issues. Feed well through my Double Alpha primer loading feeder, as well as my X10 press.
john malenick –
Generally I like these primers but have had about 1 out of 200 that don’t go bang. The primer gets struck but does not go off. A second strike will detonate it but I’ve had to swap out my firing pin for a longer one in order to get consistent firing. Prior to that I checked the specs on my dillion and my Staccatos firing pin length. All were in spec. I still would recommend these as the price point is well worth the cost of the additional firing pin,
Heath rider –
John,
Please check your seating depth 99 percent of the time if you’re getting ignition on second strike the primer is not fully seated. Ginex is known to be a tighter seating primer leading to people not seating them all the way to bottom of cup.
Jonathon Swiger (verified owner) –
I’ve loaded and fired 1,000 of these out of a 10k batch I purchased. No functional issues to speak of, they just work. Using a Dillon 550 to seat in mixed range brass, Ginex small pistol primers require a little more force than domestic options. This is almost a feature for my setup as it allows me to catch crimped WMA 9mm brass and address it before just ramming a primer through the crimp. Given how much leverage the 550 priming setup has, I don’t think I’d want to hand prime these.
Jay (verified owner) –
I have used these before loading thousands of rounds for pistol sessions & practice. A very good target/range round. I have had about 1/500 load in my LEE table primer sideways and thought it was a size issue. It was actually the plastic insert as I ordered another and have had no problems since.
R2One (verified owner) –
I agree with other conclusions seating depth is critical for these. I’m still using the old-style Lee Auto-Prime for pistol primers, and I suspect the ram just doesn’t have enough travel to fully seat them. Or, I’m getting nervous about using too much force. I get a FTF about every 50 rounds using the Auto-Prime, they always ignite on the 2nd strike. To test fully, I primed with the Auto-Prime, then ran the cases through the Lyman Accu-Prime, and the problem disappeared. So it’s seating depth. I guess a newer priming tool is in my future! I don’t want to have to finger- or double-handle every primer and case to load 9mm. I’m lazy that way.
The primers are perfectly fine and will ignite every time if seated correctly.
This issue has not appeared with Ginex LR primers, probably because those are all primed in the Lyman Accu-Prime tool and seated correctly.
Seat these right, and you are good to go. I guess the issue is your own equipment and how much actual travel the priming ram has, or how comfortable, or not comfortable, you are with the amount of necessary force you apply with a handheld tool.