Bench rest primers

[spleify]

What's the difference in bench rest primers and standard primers?

Thanks

[Inspector3711]

You mean benchrest I think. If so then they are generally more consistant from primer to primer. This adds a little more uniformity to your loads.

[spleify]

Yes you are probably correct, bench rest. My bad.

So they are essentially the same primer, just "better"?

Thanks

[margiesex]

That's the idea - more effort spent on quality control and as the man said - consistancy.....same shot each time, so you can plan, and obviously load with confidence.

I use CCI's benchrest - they have never steered me wrong yet.

God bless.

Margiesex

And remember: Hug your God and your guns - 'cause he's coming for them both, and soon!

[rg1]

Read an article once about benchrest primers versus standard primers and the only difference is---they put there best most consistent PEOPLE troweling in the primer mix. The priming mix is troweled in by hand into a large mold called a charge plate with many holes in it. It's the same cups and anvils and mix, just their best people to spread the priming mix . Plus, supposedly more quality control of the process and materials.

[spleify]

Great! Thanks for the info folks.

And I changed to title to read correctly.

Thanks

[UniversalFrost]

use the cci benchrest and when compared to the normal primers i notice less variance in my fps and groups are usually tighter.

not really worth the extra cash unless you shoot competitions, but for me i snag them up whenever i can. lately benchrest primers are all i can get in stock here locally.

[Shoney]

Here are the results of primer testing from a article, which magazine? I can't remember. Of note, look at the Russian LR primer.

RIfle Primers
Brand/type_________Power Average___Range____Std. Dev
1... Fed Match GM215M___6.12______ 5.23-6.8_____.351
2... Federal 215 LRM _____5.69______ 5.2-6.5 _____.4437
3... CCI 250 LRM_________5.66______ 4.5-7.4_____ .4832
4... Winchester WLRM____ 5.45______ 5.1-6.0 _____.2046
5... Remington 9 1/2M LR _ 5.09 _____ 3.5-6.75 ____.6641
6... Winchester WLR _____ 4.8 ______ 4.1-6.0 _____.4300
7... Remington 9 1/2 LR __ 4.75 ______ 3.7-6.25 ____.5679
8... Fed Match GM210M __ 4.64 ______4.0-5.6 ____ .3296
9... Federal 210 LR ______ 4.62______ 3.7-5.5 ____.3997
10.. CCI BR2 ____________4.37______ 4.0-5.0 ____ .2460
11.. CCI 200 LR _________4.28 ______ 3.8-4.8 ____ .3218
12.. KVB 7 LR Russian_____ 4.27 _____3.8-4.8 ____ .2213
13.. Rem 91/2 (30 yrs old)_ 4.16 ____ 3.8-4.8 _____.3427

Pistol Primers
14 Rem LP ________________4.47_____ 3.2-5.6 ______.5171
15 KVB 45 LP Russian _______3.89 _____3.3-4.2 ______.2232
16 CCI 300 LP_____________ 3.18_____ 2.7-3.5 ______ .2406
17 Federal 150 LP _________ 3.11 _____2.6-3.5 ______.2090
18 Fed Match GM150M _____ 3.05 _____ 2.6-3.7 _____ .2299

[UniversalFrost]

yeah i got a few k of the wolf primers recently, haven't had a chance to load them up yet, but have heard good things about them on several of the reloading forums.

plus they were a good pre-obama price