the duck of death Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 What primers are most competitors using in IDPA/USPSA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 i use winchester small rifle primers for my open 38 super and for my limited .40 lynn jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I use Winchester for all my reloading because I get them for $60 for a 5,000 case. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the duck of death Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 What was the most popular at the Nats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Federal, I have gotten too many bad Winchesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasag93 Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Federal in everything. TXAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 What TXAG said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougBarnes101 Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Winchester Large Pistol in 45 ACP. Never had one not go bang on the first try. I just wish they would go back to the silver. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GvU Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Never had a winchester (sp/lp), federal (100/150?) or CCI (500, used those a long time ago) fail on me when properly seated (thats averaging maybe 15000 per year, close to 15 years of shooting). (Well, except the one that was washed with my pants. ) I am astonnished about the abuse the primers can take with the seating action. I've seen some ram in the primers, it even scared me. Still be carefull as they remain dangerous, so use safety glasses even handling primers! The power of an exploding primer is awesome, I've seen ww2 unloaded cases with both flashholes totally clogged with rust (steel cases, 8mm mauser and then about 35 to 40 years old) and burned to explode the primers. Some of the primers "shot" clearly through the steel cases (sideways). Most failures I've seen were caused by badly seated primers (most sticking out below the case, some up side down), I do not consider that primer failures, but lacking attention while reloading. Some were caused by light hits, but you cannot consider that a primer failure either. Most "primer" failures I've seen were with 22 rimfires where the primercompound wasn't filling the rim all around. One factory round I fired (rifle) appeared a dud, no sound, no change in dimensions. When I pulled the bullet: no powder! So even that was no primer failure! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 FYI some my Winchester that didn't go boom had no primer explosive in them (I use a 1050, so seating depth isn't an issue.) And from those that I have shoot with this isn't common, but it has happened to them before also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 During the past couple of years I have used Winchester large and small pistol primers and have had no problems. It sounds like Federal primers are very popular because they are a little softer and people say they have less misfires. My only concern with the Federal primers is the stories that I have read here regarding them going off during the reloading process. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Federal only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Dedmon Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 I use Federal #200's in 38 Super Major, 38 Super Steel loads & 9 mm for GSSF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimel Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 I use CCI exclusively. They are made about 50 miles from my home and I believe in supporting local industry. Plus, they are available locally from WalMart whereas everything else requires driving 50+ miles or mail order. Over 5000 CCI primers through my Square Deal B since Christmas 2002 and I have had not a single primer failure or feed though the primer mechanism problem. Another couple thousand through the single stage press as well over the past several years. Rumor has it that CCI had some problems maintaining overall primer height in their production process and this supposedly trashed the fingers on the Dillon primer feed tube. I sure haven't experienced any of this. Others say CCI is a very hard primer. Well, my Para, Kimber, Taurus, various Rugers, S&W, etc. all love them and nary a problem. Your Mileage May Vary.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratochief Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Federal Large Pistol and Small Pistol here. Nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 I started out with Federal Large Pistol Primers and now use Winchester. The Federal Primers clogged up four of my six large pickup tubes. The two remaining only get fed Winchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Used to be WW primers for everything. Now I am also using Federal 100's for my Glock 9x21 open pistol because of a light strike issue with WW primers and the striker spring setup on that gun. Still like WW the best for all calibers. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenelson Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 After trying some other I have settled on the Winchester Large Pistol for my mostly stock Kimber .45. They are easy to pickup in quantity at local matches and I have never had a problem with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Winchester blue box specials for everything, EXCEPT true magnum rounds or for blanks, where the Federal magnum primers are indeed hotter and there is a performance difference. FWIW, I have heard about bad lots of the Winchesters in the past. Personally, I've never had a problem. Every brand of primer has had QC problems, so I'm not sure that brand loyalty is buying one much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 I started using Federal small pistol primers when I did an trigger job on my revolver. I use them in my S&W 610 revolver, STI .40 and Glock 34 9mm. no problems. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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