Haalck Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Being that US made primers are difficult at best to find and very expensive when you do, does anyone have experience with Ginex, Fiocchi or Servicios primers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rnlinebacker Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Foreign primers are available in the USA but being exploited price wise as well by the manufacturers. That's capitalism and it won't go down for likely some years. Ginex are same price as CCI when they are online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyVey Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Don't kid yourself if you think you get non-US made primers cheaper. Everyone sells primers now at highest price, filling their pockets, independent where the primers are coming from. And, you will see high prices for a long, long time - we have to get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furrly Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Now to answer your question, Fiocchi primers are great primers, I've shot 15k. Have no experience with Ginsex but I have friends who use them, overall tbey work fine as long as you don't have any fancy trigger system in any type of striker fire pistol. Servicios are harder then normal primers and a little harder to load based on my experience. I did get a light primer strike on a recent batch of 300 rounds I shot, that was on a 2011 pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HesedTech Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 23 minutes ago, Haalck said: does anyone have experience with Ginex, Yep, so far about 25K of Ginex SPP. For some reason the brass plated ones seem to be a bit bigger in diameter than the nickel ones. I use also use them, SRP not SPP, in 223/5.56. Other than being slightly tighter fit they all go boom and I have had zero failures. Basically load what you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Have been using Ginex and Murmon for the past 3 years. The newer Ginex with the brass cup is the way to go. They are soft as butter and go pop every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyd Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Fiocchi shogun primers have worked just like Winchester's pull the trigger they go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radny97 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Fiocchi primers are excellent. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy them. Ginex primers have shot well for me and always pop, but they are very hard to seat in mixed 9mm brass. I sometimes get high primers that didn’t fully seat when running them through a progressive press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsjac Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 https://capitalcartridge.com/primers/ about the cheapest price for primers I have seen in a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnePivot Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Up until just the last few weeks, I've been getting CCI's for $79-89 per k. Usually with a 2k limit. Midway, brownells, natchez and another one show in stock weekly or so. They're still selling out within the hour, but its not hard anymore to swoop in and get a brick. I've had zero primer problems with any brand. If the price is basically the same, I'll stick with cci though. I think we're all kicking ourselves for not buying up a gazillion $20/1k fiocchis a few years back, but at these prices ill pass on off brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyd Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Jsjac said: https://capitalcartridge.com/primers/ about the cheapest price for primers I have seen in a couple years. Have you purchased from them before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyd Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 hour ago, OnePivot said: Up until just the last few weeks, I've been getting CCI's for $79-89 per k. Usually with a 2k limit. Midway, brownells, natchez and another one show in stock weekly or so. They're still selling out within the hour, but its not hard anymore to swoop in and get a brick. I've had zero primer problems with any brand. If the price is basically the same, I'll stick with cci though. I think we're all kicking ourselves for not buying up a gazillion $20/1k fiocchis a few years back, but at these prices ill pass on off brands. I shoot to much would have used them all up by now and be in the same boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsjac Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I have not but heard good reports. No first hand experience, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, radny97 said: Fiocchi primers are excellent. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy them. Ginex primers have shot well for me and always pop, but they are very hard to seat in mixed 9mm brass. I sometimes get high primers that didn’t fully seat when running them through a progressive press. I just received a new shipment of them and they fixed that issue. They fly through my auto primer filler and seat just like Federals. I was pleasantly surprised! Edited August 26, 2022 by bowenbuilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36873687 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Shot 20 k of s&b primers they all went bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Chimpo Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Murom (Russian) and Ginex (Bosnian) primers work flawlessly even with lighter hammer and striker springs in my CZs and Glock. They are a little harder to seat, but it's a good grip strength workout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatdoc173 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 fiocchis and ginex seem just fine. zero issues using them so far and no duds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyVey Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 13 hours ago, 36873687 said: Shot 20 k of s&b primers they all went bang Oh the good old days....used to buy S&B form $25/k at Cabela's. Had points so they went down to $17/k. Loaded up then, but this was some 5/6 years ago. Wish I find them for $50 now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyd Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, RudyVey said: Oh the good old days....used to buy S&B form $25/k at Cabela's. Had points so they went down to $17/k. Loaded up then, but this was some 5/6 years ago. Wish I find them for $50 now... No the good old days were Winchester White Box for about 5.50 to 7.50 a Thousand. Making you 38 special SWC (cast your own bullets) 58 and 65 cents a box of 50. Edited August 27, 2022 by dannyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerjd Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/26/2022 at 12:22 PM, bowenbuilt said: Have been using Ginex and Murmon for the past 3 years. The newer Ginex with the brass cup is the way to go. They are soft as butter and go pop every time. I've used the silver and brass colored ones exclusively this season. Shot about 6500 or so by now and haven't had one issue at all. Used with Tanfo stock 2 with lightened hammer spring, multiple P320s, and 2 open guns. I live these primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photog Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 I've had terrible performance from Tula primers in the past, they would not ignite some powders, but I don't think they are being imported any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36873687 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 11 hours ago, RudyVey said: Oh the good old days....used to buy S&B form $25/k at Cabela's. Had points so they went down to $17/k. Loaded up then, but this was some 5/6 years ago. Wish I find them for $50 now... Ya my cabals had em for $20 per k. Wish i still had some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konkapot Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Tula are awful. Ginex have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnbb33 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Fiocchi spp are very good, softer than cci but probably not as soft as federal. Work well in the press and run great, have no issues with them in over 30k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquared Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 On 8/26/2022 at 11:02 AM, radny97 said: Fiocchi primers are excellent. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy them. Ginex primers have shot well for me and always pop, but they are very hard to seat in mixed 9mm brass. I sometimes get high primers that didn’t fully seat when running them through a progressive press. I swage every case I reload. I never have issues with seating doing it process first and load later. I will be using Unis Ginex probably for the rest of my life and I am about 100K rounds loaded with them. I had one sideways primer and that was it. I only load on Dillon Super 1050's or Camdex machines and these primers give me zero problems. If you are not loading on a 1050 or 1100 you will always have some issue with seating. On the top of the line Dillon machines seating depth can be adjusted. I had tons of issues in my first two years of reloading until Mike Dillon hooked me up with a RL1100 and life is good since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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