I've done a search through old posts but I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. I've heard people talk about some of the differences between primers. Some say that Winchesters are "a little on the hot side", Federals are "a bit softer", and CCI are "a bit harder". Most of this just seems to be common knowledge among the reloading crowd.
This got me wondering what are the major differences that people believe exist between (large rifle) primers? What are the characteristics of each and what advantages/disadvantages is each one recognized to posses? I.e. If Winchester primers are commonly recognized as being "hotter" than other primers, what advantages or disadvantages does that entail? Etc...
In this case, I'm primarly concerned about large rifle primers, but if you feel the need to pipe in about small rifle or pistol primers feel free.
How would you classify and what advantages and disadvantages would you assign to:
Federal 210 Large Rifle
CCI #200 Large Rifle
Winchester WLR Large Rifle
Remington 9 1/2 Large Rifle
Magtech Large Rifle
Wolf Large Rifle
Thanks for any input/opinions you can give.
This got me wondering what are the major differences that people believe exist between (large rifle) primers? What are the characteristics of each and what advantages/disadvantages is each one recognized to posses? I.e. If Winchester primers are commonly recognized as being "hotter" than other primers, what advantages or disadvantages does that entail? Etc...
In this case, I'm primarly concerned about large rifle primers, but if you feel the need to pipe in about small rifle or pistol primers feel free.
How would you classify and what advantages and disadvantages would you assign to:
Federal 210 Large Rifle
CCI #200 Large Rifle
Winchester WLR Large Rifle
Remington 9 1/2 Large Rifle
Magtech Large Rifle
Wolf Large Rifle
Thanks for any input/opinions you can give.