[ArchAngelCD]

If you were going to buy only one companies primers for pistols only, which company's primers would you buy? I'm talking about small pistol and large pistol primes mostly, I'm not even worried about pistol Magnum primers.

Remember, this poll is about pistol primers, not rifle primers.

[Walkalong]

Any of those. I generally use Winchester mostly. I have Fed, Rem, & Win primers right now.

[pinkymingeo]

I don't believe one is beter than another. For my personal defense revolvers, which have lightened springs, I use Federal for reliable ignition. For everything else I use WW because that's what I have on the shelf.

[Linear Thinker]

I use Winchester primers for pistol cartridges, except for Rem 7.5 for 454 Casull. I have a lot of them, having bought out a gun store going out of business.

But, pistol primers are fungible across brands in my experience. Not so for rifle primers.
LT

[JDGray]

Never had a bad Winchester primer, but my local reloading supply store has been out lately, may have to try others:mad:

[strat81]

I'd use any of them, and I'd be eager to try the Wolf primers too.

Full Disclosure: There's only CCI primers on my bench right now.

[DWARREN123]

I use Federal and have never had a problem. Every one says the are made softer so if you have lightened any spring function in your firearm they are suppose to give better ignition.

[BeJaRa]

I have never used Remington or federal, but nobody sells them around my area and I have yet to have a problem either winchester or CCI. I like the fact that the winchester primers seem to be easier to seat and like the fact that the small and large pistol primers are good for both standard and magnum loads

[Grumulkin]

Let me see; I use Federal, CCI, Remington & Wincester but probably more Federal than anything else. If you do some experimentation, you'll find that different primers have an accuracy advantage with different loads.

[XD-40 Shooter]

CCI, they are readily available around here, I don't have a reason to use anything else.

[CZ57]

CCI. They've been working for me about 30 years now. I use Winchester with no real issue, but when I can't get CCI. All of the others seem to have specific use preference that don't apply to me. I don't shoot benchrest rifle, so I don't use BR primers. For self defense and handgun hunting loads, CCI have proven to be the most reliable. When I read a post about someone having an issue with CCI primers, I usually read the problem as something other than the primer. If your revolver or pistol doesn't ignite a CCI primer after you've clipped two coils off the hammerspring, who's at fault?;)

[zxcvbob]

I see that nobody likes Remington.

I bought 10000 Rem 1.5's a few months ago and I hate them. They /work/, but they take way too much force to seat properly -- it often flattens the primers. I've never had this problem with Federals or CCI's. I should have paid the extra $2 per 1000 and got something I knew that I liked; and maybe bought just a couple of hundred Remingtons to try them.

[Shooter973]

I'd just like to find ANY primer for large pistol in my area right now. Nobody I've found has any, of any Brand right now. Lucky for me I stocked up a year or so a go. But I hate to use up my inventory with out being able to replace them. :(

[RustyFN]

I would buy the Wolf primers because of the price difference. I have been talking to quite a few people that have been using them without any problems.
Rusty

[Eagle103]

Winchesters seem to seat a little easier in my Classic Turret so that's what I buy. I've got a box of Magtech's I haven't run through yet but I've heard good things about them.

[ArchAngelCD]

I have been using both CCI and Winchester Primers and I also like the Winchester primers a little better than the others for the same reasons listed above. I have had no problems with the others like everyone else, I just like the Winchester better.

[FLORIDA KEVIN]

I have only used Remington small rifle 6 1/2 s in 454 casull loads and winchester large pistol for 45 colt! I haven't been reloading for very long yet , but both have worked well in the respective aplications!:D

[joe4702]

I use Win or CCI and prime with a Lee handheld tool. I don't notice any difference between these brands other than color :).

[campbell]

I'd just like to find ANY primer for large pistol in my area right now.

You're in Ogden? I'm pretty sure I saw some in the Sportsman's Warehouse down in Midvale last week.

[esheato]

One manufacturer only? Winchester. I've been through at least 40,000 without a problem.

Although I have a Brown pistol that won't set 'em off. Darn thing prefers Fed match.:rolleyes: Sooooo, I stock both.

Ed

[Smokey Joe]

Usually use CCI's, sometimes Win. Used to like Federals, but I will not buy them in their stupid big lawyer-proof boxes. The big boxes waste my reloading-supplies shelf space.

For most pistol applications I don't think the differences between manufacturers are large enough to bother with.

[Snapping Twig]

Been using Winchester for 25+ years, never had one fail to go off.

Casull suggested CCI, so for that I use CCI.

I like the convenience of WLP and WLR as they are rated for both standard and magnum.

WSP ignites my .357 magnum loads dependably and consistently and that's a big deal considering I use H110/W296...well, sometimes I use 2400 too, but not often.

[putteral]

Have been using wolf small pistol primers to date because of price and availability and have not had 1 misfire yet.

[ArchAngelCD]

putteral,
That's good to know in case I find a good deal on Wolf primers, thanks...

Smokey Joe,
I have to agree with you about Federal primer packaging, it is WAY too big.

[Citroen]

When I received my 25-2 revolver back from the gunsmith he advised me to only use Federal primers. I tried some others when Federal was not available and found that CCI seldom ignited, Winchester ignited most of the time, Wolf was almost 100 percent and Federal was 100 percent.

If you have a tuned revolver and want you loads to go bang every time there is no choice - use Federal.

And how is it that the packaging on Federal is such a pain? Wolf packages their's upside down!!

I can live with the funny package as I know the reason for it and, yes, I will pay more to get Federal primers.

John
Charlotte, NC

[Smokey Joe]

Citroen--I can live with the funny package as I know the reason for itAnd that reason (starving lawyers aside) would be.....?

[jameslovesjammie]

Hmm...

I just checked my reloading bench. I have two bricks of Federal 209A shotshell primers, a brick of Federal 100 small pistol primers, a brick of Federal 200 small pistol magnum primers, 5 cartons of Federal Gold Metal Match 215 magnum primers, and a couple boxes of Winchester WLRM large rifle magnum primers.

My nod goes to Federal.

I've used over 5,000 Federal primers in my .357 since 2001 with no problems whatsoever.

[Citroen]

Joe, I am told that the way they package is to avoid the possibility of primers igniting during shipment. Having seen the way both UPS and FedEx handle packages I would say that makes sense.

As I said, Wolf primers are upside down in the package - that makes no sense, to me, but I buy them when I can't get Federals.

Frankly I am more concerned about the way a primer does its job than I am about the nuances of packaging.

If you have some Federal large pistol primers and can't stand the package I will be glad to take them off your hands.

John
Charlotte, NC

[evan price]

I buy Winchesters, because they are available in my area, they work and seat well, but most importantly, according to Winchester, they work for BOTH Magnum and Non-Magnum loads, so I only need to stock two pistol primers.