Mixing small pistol primers?

[RangerX1911]

  I usually use Win Small Pistol, but as beggars can't be choosers...  With the recent insanity around components, I've only been able to scrounge a hundred here, hundred there - of different manufacturer.

 

Is there any issue in mixing them, both from a safety and an accuracy perspective?  I'd hate to have to rework the rest of the load for each batch of primers...

 

Thanks!

[Sarge]

Most likely not enough difference to notice. 

[Kokeman]

In my experience it is not enough to make a difference. In the past I have used Winchester, CCI,  Federal, Magtech and S&B. I loaded them with the same load and did not see any significant difference at 25 yards. I am also not a bullseye shooter either. So my eyes would make more difference than the primer.

[Zane1973]

You shouldn't get any issues when mixing primers in a pistol, revolvers are a different story. I'm a bullseye shooter, and for pistols we generally use what we can get. Unless it's the white box of Russian decent I think it is, then you could encounter endless headaches.

[Joe4d]

never noticed a velocity difference that couldnt be to other variables that just occur loading different days or batches.

 

Id keep a single brand for your "need for chrono"  but other wise, wouldnt worry.
I used to load my match ammo with WSP and my practice with Wolff,,, gave me training for misfire drills. :),,,,   they were a bit hard.. Velocity was the same though

[DirkD]

On 1/31/2021 at 9:47 AM, RangerX1911 said:

  I usually use Win Small Pistol, but as beggars can't be choosers...  With the recent insanity around components, I've only been able to scrounge a hundred here, hundred there - of different manufacturer.

 

Is there any issue in mixing them, both from a safety and an accuracy perspective?  I'd hate to have to rework the rest of the load for each batch of primers...

 

Thanks!

you won't notice any difference.

 

[dannyd]

For me it doesn't make any difference: they all work about the same out to 50 yards.

[ysrracer]

My revolver will only fire Federal Small Pistol Primers. In an auto you won't see any difference.

[Stjs45]

Wont see a difference unless you are shooting off a rest, at long distances, and group by primers. Most shooters will have more human error running and shooting that what you can tell in two different brand primer

[4n2t0]

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet but you probably won't see any difference.

 

LMAO...

[Yeti]

Other than needing FEDs for tuned revo use, shoot what you can get these days.  It is rough out there!  

Never noticed a significant difference (other than perhaps seating effort) with swapping in commonly used standard pistol primer brands for an existing well below MAX load. 

Certainly I have preferences, but can't be too picky at the moment.

 

[Steve RA]

You can also use SRP, probably won't work in modified revolvers, but most semi autos will fire them with no problems.