Primers for Large and Small Rifles

[wmfirefighter]

I'm new to the forum and been reloading for a couple of years now on a very small scale. I wanted some opinions on good primers for both Small Rifle loads and also Large Rifle loads. I use Winchester, mainly because it is what is most offered to me at the local shops. I wanted to see what the majority of you guys that do it more often than me use. Thanks in advance for your input!

 

[mdmp5]

I’ve used Russian primers in large and large magnum with good results. For small I use Remington

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

What calibers are you reloading for? I'm running 6 Creed and 6.5x47 which both use SRP brass and use CCI 450s with good results. In my 6.5 Creed I used large rifle FGMM and they also worked well. For 223 I use FGMM as well.

 

[Shoots 700's]

I use CCI 450’s in 6.5x47 and all my AR’s.

 

[wmfirefighter]

Thanks for the replies! Right now I am mainly reloading my AR-15, .30-06 and about to start reloading 9mm, .380, .40 S&W & .45 ACP pistol loads. I also am about to start reloading .308 for my M1A and my brother asked if I would reload him some 7mm-08 rounds.

I have had a couple of misfires with the Winchester, one of which was on my son's first deer with my AR. Luckily we were able to re-rack and have a good load on the second shot. Thanks for all the advice and I am always open to it.

 

[MtnCreek]

Skip the win LR. Win SP will work well with the 9mm and 40sw, if using a slower powder.

 

[BlackFenix]

I have had good SDs with Large FGGM but you have to find them.

 

[N8Hammer]

I don't shoot/reload in large enough quantities to make hazmat fees pay, so I am limited to what is available locally.

In magnums, I have been able to work up very consistent loads with the winchester large rifle magnum primers; HOWEVER... in cold weather (15*F) I have noticed a lack of consistency with them, including failure to fire. I think that I tracked the FTF down to excessive/thick lubricant on the firing pin/spring. In moderate temps, the WLRM primers have produced low es/sd, but in colder weather, not so much. When my current 1000 round box gets low, I'll be looking for something else. I did pick up a couple hundred FGMM Magnum primers to experiment and they worked well, but the local availability is poor.

For regular large rifle primers, I personally have found no reason to look father than the CCI 200. Good availability, consistent, reliable.

For my AR15s I use Remington 7.5 benchrest primers. No complaints with these, either.

N8

 

[wmfirefighter]

I don't shoot/reload in large enough quantities to make hazmat fees pay, so I am limited to what is available locally.

In magnums, I have been able to work up very consistent loads with the winchester large rifle magnum primers; HOWEVER... in cold weather (15*F) I have noticed a lack of consistency with them, including failure to fire. I think that I tracked the FTF down to excessive/thick lubricant on the firing pin/spring. In moderate temps, the WLRM primers have produced low es/sd, but in colder weather, not so much. When my current 1000 round box gets low, I'll be looking for something else. I did pick up a couple hundred FGMM Magnum primers to experiment and they worked well, but the local availability is poor.

For regular large rifle primers, I personally have found no reason to look father than the CCI 200. Good availability, consistent, reliable.

For my AR15s I use Remington 7.5 benchrest primers. No complaints with these, either.

N8

Thanks!

 

[pell1203]

For small rifle, I use Remington 7-1/2 benchrest primers for .223 loads for AR-15.

For large rifle primers, CCI-200s for 6.5 Creedmoor, .308, and 30-06. Used to use the CCI-BR2s before they got so expensive and have not noticed any differences by switching to the CCI-200s.