Do match primers in pistol loads even matter.

Soonerpesek · Sep 23, 2021

GeoDudeFlorida said:
There are people out there who shoot a handgun well enough for them to matter. I'm not one of them.

AJC1 said:
Apparently I'm not either.

Me three...........!!

GeoDudeFlorida · Sep 23, 2021

Soonerpesek said:
Me three...........!!

Yeah I’m not the, “Oh dear, my group opened up three thousandths,” type. I’m more the, “Gun go boom. Hole in paper. Mongo happy!” type.

joneb · Sep 23, 2021

AJC1 said:
In a pistol with short range trajectory does it even matter?

I don't think so. If I recall correctly I could get F-150 and GM-150 primers for about the same price years ago. That being said I have had one FTF with a F-150 primer, I took down the round and found there was no primer compound in the F-150 primer. I never had that issue with GM-150 primers, I have used many thousands of each.
This was the F-150 with no primer compound, https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?attachments/reloading-003-jpg.86879/
With all that being said I inspect my primers before seating.

RashQuestion · Sep 24, 2021

GeoDudeFlorida said:
Yeah I’m not the, “Oh dear, my group opened up three thousandths,” type. I’m more the, “Gun go boom. Hole in paper. Mongo happy!” type.

Me Mongo too!!!

reddog81 · Sep 24, 2021

Soonerpesek said:
But on a more serious note, aren't primers already pretty darn exact ?
For someone with no experience with a Match Primer, what is the difference between the two....?

The only difference I've ever noticed is they cost couple dollars per 1000

Single action shooter · Sep 24, 2021

joneb said:
I don't think so. If I recall correctly I could get F-150 and GM-150 primers for about the same price years ago. That being said I have had one FTF with a F-150 primer, I took down the round and found there was no primer compound in the F-150 primer. I never had that issue with GM-150 primers, I have used many thousands of each.
This was the F-150 with no primer compound, https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?attachments/reloading-003-jpg.86879/
With all that being said I inspect my primers before seating.

wouldnt be the first f150 to fail.......o wait we werent talking about pickups?

FROGO207 · Sep 24, 2021

Generally with my handgun shooting there would be no way to tell. But with my Ruger SBH with a 10 inch barrel at 100 YDS I may be able to but have never bothered to buy any to test that theory yet. YMMV

JJFitch · Sep 26, 2021

Soonerpesek said:
But on a more serious note, aren't primers already pretty darn exact ?
For someone with no experience with a Match Primer, what is the difference between the two....?

You can research "Federal Gold Medal Match Primers, what makes them so good?"

Smiles,

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