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5RWill · July 11, 2012, 02:36 AM

IIRC Match primers are supposed to have a more consistent charge than regular primers, in the long range game consistency is everything to a large extent. I've never directly compared regular primers to match, i just run match in everything now. Though there was a point i ran magnum primers in my .308 and my ES and SD were all over the place. To blame that completely on the primer might be far fetched though, as my loading tolerances and practices weren't the same then either.

July 11, 2012, 02:36 AM	#14
5RWill Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,654	IIRC Match primers are supposed to have a more consistent charge than regular primers, in the long range game consistency is everything to a large extent. I've never directly compared regular primers to match, i just run match in everything now. Though there was a point i ran magnum primers in my .308 and my ES and SD were all over the place. To blame that completely on the primer might be far fetched though, as my loading tolerances and practices weren't the same then either. __________________ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me." Last edited by 5RWill; July 11, 2012 at 02:42 AM.