Federal Match Primers

[GMM50]

Anyone know the difference between Federal small pistol primers in match and non-match.

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[Toolguy]

Match ones cost more. That is the only difference I can tell in the pistol ones. Rifle may be a different story. YMMV

Edited August 26, 2011 by Toolguy

[DougCarden]

Match primers have more quality controls done to them to be more uniform. In my testing and others....they reduced my group sizes by 27% at 50 yards using premium components, so they do make a difference, depending on what you are using them for....

DougC

[GMM50]

If I set up a revolver to on;y work with slightly crushed Federal will the Match still work??

[Carmoney]

Should be the same for reliability. I've never been able to tell the difference in terms of functioning.

[lugnut]

During the shortages PV only had Fed Match, not the regular Federals. They told me the only difference was the match primers got a more QC. I use my left over Match primers for revo.

[Gregg K]

The only messed up primers that I have ever found in Federal boxes were the "match" primers.

I had some with a crooked anvil and some that were brass and not plated. I have never seen any bad ones in the standard primers. I certainly would not pay more for them. The only reason I bought them before is because that was all that I could find during one of the shortages.

[Intel6]

I remember reading somewhere that the match primers are basically the same as the regular primers but one of the biggest things they do is to let the machines get warmed up and running so everything is consistent and then they take the primers out of the middle of the run where they would be the most consistent.

Neal in AZ