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Yea, I can definitely see how not asking could seem a little strange to someone while shooting...but I have a good report with the owner and manager of my local range, and I'm sure a short conversation with them would do the trick to allow me access on lanes while no-one was shooting, as I can't see myself asking some guy shooting his rifle to scoot over so I can collect his brass....but I completely understand where you're coming from there

I do have two reloading manuals which have allowed me to find the correct type of powder and powder charges for the desired loads I will be loading; however, those two manuals (one speer and one lymann) did not have any primer information that I could see...perhaps I just need to re-reread them. As for the question of the crimped primer...no, these primers were not crimped, and I was just eyeballing to say that they appeared bigger...I've only prepped a handfull of shot brass, so I didn't have very many spent primers to base that judgement off of. The more that I look at them, the more they look similar in size, so perhaps I was just a little quick to say that they appeared bigger. I love the fact that so many helpful people are willing to share their experiences with advice on this forum, and will also be looking into the aformentioned websites in order to find even more info. Just a sad story that I got into reloading a couple days before everyone in the world started, so I can't find brass anywhere! I also had a question concerning brass...how many of ya'll, wihle at the range, collect other people's brass to use towards your reloads? I was planning a range trip to shoot some factory .308s, as to sight in my rifle and collect the brass, and figured that I could collect whatever brass was there (so long as it isn't cracked, because as I understand - even brass that is slightly bent or deformed will be corrected in the resizing process). Again, I appreciate everyone's help!

Okay, so I am new to reloading and have everything I need (except for brass) to start reloading my .308 rounds. My question is this...I bought several boxes of primers, all 'large rifle primers' which, as I understand will be good to reload my 300 Short Mag...but will these primers work with reloading .308? I will be shooting them out of a few different bold action rifles, no semi-autos. They look a little larger than my spent primers on the small amount of brass I have been preparing for my first loads, just not sure if that's the right primer to use in this case...absolutely any input is greatly appreciated for this new reloader!