The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Skunkworks > Handloading, Reloading, and Bullet Casting

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old May 29, 2011, 11:15 PM   #1
south.texas.dead.I
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 5, 2011
Posts: 282
favorite brand of sp primers??

what are yalls favorite brand of small pistol primers? Im new to this and doubt that the favored shotgun primer brands are the favorite sp primer brands because wolf is very disliked in the shotgun side... thanks
south.texas.dead.I is offline  
Old May 29, 2011, 11:27 PM   #2
joneb
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 10, 2005
Location: Central , OR
Posts: 1,888
I like CCI 500, Fed 100, and WSP.
joneb is offline  
Old May 29, 2011, 11:38 PM   #3
Sarge
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 12, 2002
Location: MO
Posts: 5,453
I used Winchester Standard primers, for everything, for decades and I was perfectly happy with them until the post-election insanity rendered them unavailable. So I laid in some CCI and Remington, which worked OK too. I'll restock with Winchester and the next opportunity though, as I see the replacements as being no better.
__________________
People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice.
Sarge is offline  
Old May 29, 2011, 11:48 PM   #4
south.texas.dead.I
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 5, 2011
Posts: 282
What about Tula primers?


iPhone using Tapatalk
south.texas.dead.I is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 12:13 AM   #5
BDS-THR
Senior Member
 
Join Date: June 12, 2010
Posts: 479
I have happily used Winchester/CCI for the past 16 years. But during the "shortage", I was forced to use whatever primer that I could buy. During this time, I used Magtech SP, PMC SP, and Wolf LP (bronze/brass color) with good results. (Some people have posted a particular lot of Wolf SP not consistently firing due to harder primer cup (silver/nickel color) in the past year - I have not used Wolf SP so I can't comment).

As to Tula primers, I have used both SP/LP with good results. Some also reported that Wolf/Tula primers may be harder to seat fully. When I hand prime Wolf/Tula LP primers, I can confirm that this is true as it will require more effort to seat them fully at .004" below flush. As to Tula SP primer, I find the seating effort comparable to Winchester SP primer (OK, maybe a tiny bit more effort).

So far, the general consensus seems to be positive with Wolf/Tula bronze/brass colored primers but silver/nickel colored SP primers have generated some concern over harder primer cups and occasional FTF issues.

Due to this reason, I only use Tula SP for plinking/practice rounds and reserve Winchester SP for rounds that must go bang (match/SD/HD).

I hope this helped.
BDS-THR is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 12:27 AM   #6
zxcvbob
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 20, 2007
Location: S.E. Minnesota
Posts: 4,720
My favorite are Federals, but the packaging takes up a lot of extra space.

I also really like the old Wolf primers, back when the SP primers were brass-colored. The new nickel Wolf and Tula SP primers are harder to seat and take a harder strike to set them off (not a good combination.) I've had no problems at all with any batch of Wolf or Tula LP primers.
__________________
"Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth
zxcvbob is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 12:32 AM   #7
jhansman
Senior Member
 
Join Date: June 17, 2007
Posts: 680
Winchester when I can get them, otherwise CCI.
__________________
Blessed is the man who has nothing to say, and cannot be compelled to say it.
jhansman is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 01:35 AM   #8
NWPilgrim
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 29, 2008
Location: Oregon
Posts: 2,340
I have used Federal, Remington, Winchester and CCI SP primers and they all worked fine. As noted above the Federal packaging is huge, about twice as thick and in area. I don't have enough room for that. Remington has 1 1/2 and 5 1/2 SP primers and the 1 1/2 should NOT be used for .357SIG or .40. I suppose due to pressures.

I don't like stocking multiple "sizes" of primers when others like CCI and Winchester have one SP that works in everything but magnums, and they come in fairly small packages. Now that they are back on store shelves I generally buy CCI SP primers.
__________________
"The ultimate authority ... resides in the people alone. ... The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation ... forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition."
- James Madison
NWPilgrim is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 03:41 AM   #9
armsmaster270
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 25, 2008
Location: California
Posts: 1,951
I have used Federal, Remington, Winchester and CCI but I prefer CCI & Winchester
__________________
http://www.armsmaster.net-a.googlepages.com
http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/f...aster270/Guns/
Retired LE, M.P., Sr. M.P. Investigator F.B.I. Trained Rangemaster/Firearms Instructor & Armorer, Presently Forensic Document Examiner for D.H.S.
armsmaster270 is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 08:04 AM   #10
Jim243
Senior Member
 
Join Date: January 5, 2009
Location: Just off Route 66
Posts: 5,067
Winchester SP or CCI.

Jim
__________________
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Jim243 is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 09:33 AM   #11
CherokeeT
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 23, 2008
Location: Medina, Ohio
Posts: 273
CCI, Winchester, then whatever I can get. Wolf worked fine for me.
__________________
God Bless America
US Army, NRA Endowment
TSRA Life, SASS
CherokeeT is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 11:55 AM   #12
Shootest
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 9, 2011
Location: Just outside Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 722
#1 Winchester
#2 CCI
#3 Remington
__________________
The private ownership of firearms is an American Heritage. Anyone who disputes that is Anti-American and unpatriotic.
NRA Life Member
Shootest is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 02:47 PM   #13
zippy13
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 23, 2008
Location: SoCal
Posts: 6,442
CCI, Rem and Win.
zippy13 is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 05:45 PM   #14
Sevens
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 28, 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 11,755
I tend to stick with CCI primers exclusively... and not because I like them so much better than others, but simply because I'm a creature of habit and when I asked the gun shop guy for three boxes of non-magnum small pistol primers back when I was 17 and just starting for the first time, CCI-500 is what he handed me... so that's what I keep buying.

Over the years, I've used Winchester, some Wolf and Federal. I haven't managed to buy any Remington primers in all these years.

I will say that the new Winchester primers that are not nickel plated just don't run as smoothly in my equipment, so they aren't my favorite, but I wouldn't kick 'em out of bed for eating crackers.

So it's CCI primers across the board for me, with no complaints.
__________________
Attention Brass rats and other reloaders: I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.
Sevens is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 05:51 PM   #15
Eazmo
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 15, 2011
Location: Arizona
Posts: 164
CCI
__________________
I'm just an average man
I drive a average van
My dog ain't got no pedigree!
Eazmo is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 06:34 PM   #16
sig2009
Member
 
Join Date: September 25, 2008
Posts: 49
Wolf. Cheap and go bang every time!
sig2009 is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 06:50 PM   #17
FM12
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 5, 2007
Location: Monroeville, Alabama
Posts: 1,683
Use mostly WinWestern, but wouldn't turn around for the difference in any of them.
FM12 is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 06:54 PM   #18
WESHOOT2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 20, 1999
Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country)
Posts: 14,324
since 1976

I use mostly CCI small pistol, but also stock and use Winchester, Federal, and Remington.
I still refuse to buy Wolf primers (it ain't about where, it's about going bang).
__________________
.
"all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"
WESHOOT2 is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 07:30 PM   #19
wncchester
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 1, 2002
Posts: 2,832
I only like primers from Federal, Winchester, CCI and Remington.
wncchester is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 08:08 PM   #20
FrankenMauser
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 25, 2008
Location: In the valley above the plain
Posts: 13,401
Winchester, CCI, Federal, Reminton, Magtech.... roughly in that order.


Sent from my Computer, using a Keyboard.
__________________
Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.
FrankenMauser is offline  
Old May 30, 2011, 08:12 PM   #21
10Ringmagic
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 10, 2010
Location: MI
Posts: 315
CCI, 'nuff said.
10Ringmagic is offline  
Old May 31, 2011, 04:36 AM   #22
warnerwh
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 11, 2009
Posts: 329
I've used almost exclusively CCI and some small amount of Federal. If one is better than the other I can't tell. Recently I purchased Tula due to a sale. So far these have been perfectly reliable but have not been checked for ultimate accuracy in any of my guns. This afternoon I will be doing some testing in my favorite revolver to see there is any consistent difference in accuracy. To make it more fair I used two powder weights as I'm guessing that can make a difference.
__________________
Portland, Or
warnerwh is offline  
Old May 31, 2011, 03:43 PM   #23
GURU1911
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 22, 2010
Location: SEALY, THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
Posts: 501
Handgun primers: My favorite

Winchester is the brand i prefer for both small & large pistol primers. They are also my favorite for large rifle primers.

Guru1911
__________________
NRA LIFE MEMBER (1984) & PRESIDENT: S.W. LA. R&P CLUB, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (1994-1999)
METALLIC CARTRIDGE RELOADER (1977) & GENTILE CHRISTIAN ZIONIST INFIDEL !!!

"THERE AIN'T TOO MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T FIX, WITH $500 DOLLARS OR A .30-06"
GURU1911 is offline  
Old May 31, 2011, 04:52 PM   #24
Hawg
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 8, 2007
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 16,177
CCI is my first choice. Winchester is next and last. I wont fool with federal they're too soft for my liking and I never had good luck with Remington.
Hawg is offline  
Old May 31, 2011, 06:33 PM   #25
BDS-THR
Senior Member
 
Join Date: June 12, 2010
Posts: 479
Quote:
Originally Posted by warnerwh
This afternoon I will be doing some testing in my favorite revolver to see there is any consistent difference in accuracy.
Here's a link to detailed primer comparison articles by The Rifleman"s Journal (article starts with .223 primer comparison but has links to small/large primer comparisons) - http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com...23-primer.html

BTW, Wolf and Tula primers are made in the same factory.
BDS-THR is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:21 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.10365 seconds with 8 queries