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Airborne · January 22, 2001, 06:51 PM

For no particular reason other than it's what I bought first and developed most of my loads around, I still buy mostly CCI. Besides, they are the only ones offered in strips for the RCBS Pro 2000.

For what it's worth, the only other primers I have experience with is Winchester. The CCI's are made from a harder metal it seems, and tend to seat a little meaner than the Winchesters in some cases. I prefer CCI's in a progressive for this same reason, as they don't deform as easily as the WW's.

In either case, both have given me flawless performance.

Best,
SM

January 22, 2001, 06:51 PM	#5
Airborne Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 1999 Posts: 229	CCI For no particular reason other than it's what I bought first and developed most of my loads around, I still buy mostly CCI. Besides, they are the only ones offered in strips for the RCBS Pro 2000. For what it's worth, the only other primers I have experience with is Winchester. The CCI's are made from a harder metal it seems, and tend to seat a little meaner than the Winchesters in some cases. I prefer CCI's in a progressive for this same reason, as they don't deform as easily as the WW's. In either case, both have given me flawless performance. Best, SM