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1911a1-fan
I got a few thousand Remington small pistol primers given to me, and would like to know how they compare to federal primers as far as hardness, I have my trigger on my 686 very light, and sometimes does not set off a Winchester primer due to their hardness
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  • bpost
    If the primers cause misfires all you have to do is tighten the hammer spring a bit to compensate.
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  • 1911a1-fan
    Yes, but due to the light trigger job my spring is a tight as it can go

    I am trying to achieve draw and fire six rounds on target in under 2.0 seconds, this cannot be achieved with factory triggers
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  • Ray Boone
    I generally use only WW or FED primers, so am not very familiar with the characteristics of the Remingtons, but I'd suggest you load up about 36 of them and give'em a try. Then you'll know.
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  • rudiored
    I would have to say if they were given to you, then someone didn't want them for a reason.....how old are they ??? been exposed to moisture, etc.....for the cost, I would toss them and take no chances.......

    You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.....
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  • richbug
    I have remingtons that were as soft as federals, and had others that were harder than CCI's. I think it depends on how old they are, what the specs for the cup was. The only way to know is to prime some cases, throw them in the revolver, if 24 in a row go bang with no problem, you are good to go.

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  • 1911a1-fan
    Don't know the exact age,still in boxes that are in great shape ,a friend of mines dad passed and he give them to me and about 800 live factory rounds which went down range Friday, yep I guess I will throw a few in when I run out of federal

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  • Ray Boone
    To find the age, call the Remington customer service and ask when the lot number was made.
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  • bpost
    Why not just tighten the screw if you are getting misfires? It has worked on every S&W I ever had.
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  • richbug
    I must be the only guy on here besides you that shoots a revolver fast, and knows what Federal primers are good for.

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  • bpost
    quote:Originally posted by richbug
    I must be the only guy on here besides you that shoots a revolver fast, and knows what Federal primers are good for.

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    OK.....I'll bite. What is one primer good for over another besides bristance, consistancy, and cup hardness?
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  • richbug
    It is the cup hardness bit, With federals I can get a S&W N frame down to about a #4 DA pull and still be 100% reliable. With Wins, #6 is the best I can do. Shoot a couple 100 round courses in the same day as fast as you possibly can with both triggers and see what he time differences are.

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