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k_townman
What is your favorite make of primer? Is your favorite primer also the highest quality primer? (in your opinion)
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  • FrancF
    CCI Match.
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  • charliemeyer007
    Go Idaho CCI. But I really Rem 9 1/2's also.
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  • reloader44mag
    CCI or Winchester...I steer clear of Federal
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  • victorj19
    It certainly not Tula! About 1.5% are bad so far. When my supply is gone, never again. Consitant in accuracy, but not great.
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  • CapnMidnight
    Another for CCI or Winchester. Been loading for more than 40 years using these without problems. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.
    W.D.
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  • zimmden
    For small rifle primers I shot 4000 Rem 7 1/2 Benchrest Primers with excellent results. I'm on my second 1000 of Federal Small Rifle Match with even better results. Serious benchrest shooters use these Federal primers 10 to 1 over all others.
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  • 1988z01
    CCI has yet to let me down. I've bought others, but look for them first.
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  • bpost
    With pistol I have been partial to Winchester in the past but with the primer pricing going sky high I tend to buy "ON SALE" brand for 25 yard shooting and CCI for the 50 yard line.

    Rifle, CCI Small and Remington LR and LR mag.
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  • jonk
    Wolf. So far I have had zero problems with them and accuracy is as good as any other non benchrest primer I've tried, but at 2/3 the cost.
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  • perry shooter
    CCI loaded over 250,000 rounds of 45ACP on my Star loader. Never had a dud and better group size then others BUT to tell the truth I never tried "working up a load" with others like I did with the cci I always bought 5000 at a time and tried to get 10,000 - 50,000 if I could find same lot number . Then work up a load with this LOT.
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  • gunnut505
    Worst, least reliable ignition was with Rem 9 1/2 Magnums in my .300WM; best overall have been CCI or Winchester for anything I load.
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  • IdahoRedneck
    another vote for CCI[:)]
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  • sandwarrior
    CCI or Winchester. I've recently run about 3k Wolf small rifle primers through my AR and .223. I would go with them again no question. If CCI is available on anything needing tight accuracy that is my preference though.
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  • k_townman
    quote:Originally posted by jonk
    Wolf. So far I have had zero problems with them and accuracy is as good as any other non benchrest primer I've tried, but at 2/3 the cost.

    I was hoping someone would say something about Wolf Primers. I've been considering getting some.
    Money is as scarse as hens teeth these days.
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  • Bubba Jr.
    1. Winchester WSP, WLP, WLR
    2. CCI Sm Pistol

    I also have some Federal SP Magnums that I bought during the primer drought, and some Remington SP's from the same period. As soon as they were available, I bought the Win & CCI primers and have used them exclusively since. The rest of the Remington and Federal primers sit unused.
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  • 62fuelie
    For .222 and 5.56 CCI small rifle magnum match
    For .22-250, .243,.25-'06 and 6.8X43 CCI large rifle
    CCI or Federal or Winchester for large and small pistol
    CCI for large and small pistol magnum
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  • Alan Rushing
    I've used more CCI than anything else. ( The color of the primer don't matter at all to me. )

    I've had no difficulties with nonfunctional primers of any I have ever used. Luck of the draw?

    Have noted guys I've loaded with that had questionable primer storeage, handling and technique with subsequent less than stellar primer function. [:(]

    perry shooter - definitely has the best idea in procurring and using larger quatities of same primer lot number! [^]

    Consistantancy, uniformity and repeatability.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    FED. 210M'S
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  • guntech59
    quote:Originally posted by reloader44mag
    CCI or Winchester...I steer clear of Federal


    ....but I did buy 1K of Federal when that was all I could find.
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  • mond
    cci or privvy .
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  • TANK78Z
    CCI & Winchester have always been my favorites..I used federals when I could not get the other two, and had some miss fires and pierced primers, the ones I got seemed to have been "soft" wont buy them again
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  • bartman45
    CCI - went through 7000 last year without a hitch
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  • Riomouse911
    I also had great shooting with both CCI and Winchester pistol and rifle primers. You can't go wrong with either one.
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  • stewmeet
    Fed premiums are my Favorite
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  • oneoldsap
    WINCHESTER !
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  • NEIAPredator
    CCI and my backup is Win.
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  • 76k20
    Mostly use Winchester, but use CCI also. Currently have some PMC that I am working with for comparison.
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  • Navybat
    CCI is my primer of choice--never had a misfire in either LR, LP, or SP. This is after about 8k total. I'm going to buy it exclusively for SR.

    I've used WIN in LP and SP, and have had many misfires in SP, but the LP have been 100% good (about 3K used). The WIN SP has had about 1% misfires in my Bersa Thunder .380 and Walther PK380, consistently, after 3K or so used. I can count on 3-4 out of 100-150 rounds as misfires at the range. On the second or third attempt, most will go, but I usually bring one or two rounds home to pull and deprime, and try again. That's just not good enough.
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  • kshock
    Federal, if I can't get those...Federal. The only ones that reliably go bang with the tuned actions on my match revolvers.
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  • reload999
    For the most part I use Winchester for both rifle and pistol, although I do use Federal 210 Match when loading for my Rem. Model 700 5R Milspec .308

    I tried CCI many years ago and found them somewhat oversize/hard to seat.
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