Pyrotechnic output of various primer types?

[.455_Hunter]

Greetings,

Is there a chart anywhere showing the various pyrotechnic output levels of normal pistol/rifle/shotgun primers (standard and magnum)?

Something comparing net energetic weight would be interesting.

Thanks!

 

[Rule3]

From a time long ago, I have this. Don't know if it is relevant today.

 

[LiveLife]

Is there a chart anywhere showing the various pyrotechnic output levels of normal pistol/rifle/shotgun primers (standard and magnum)?

From The WSTIAC Journal, publication of the Weapon Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC), a Department of Defense (DoD) Information Analysis Center - https://web.archive.org/web/20131013021204/http://wstiac.alionscience.com/pdf/WQV11N2.pdf

• Primer - Diameter (mm) - Peak Pressure (kPa) - SD (kPa) - SD (%)
• Fed 210M - 5.33 - 2908 - 223 - 7.7%
• Fed 215M - 5.33 - 3811 - 192 - 5.0%
• CCI 200 - 5.33 - 2561 - 270 - 10.7%
• CCI 250 - 5.33 - 3587 - 404 - 11.3%
• DDNP KVB-7E - 5.33 - 1186 - 296 - 25.0%
• Rem 7 ½ - 4.45 - 2303 - 186 - 8.1%
• Fed 205 - 4.45 - 1469 - 103 - 7.1%
• CCI 450 - 4.45 - 1602 - 104 - 6.5%
• Fed 205M - 4.45 - 1434 - 103 - 7.2%
• DDNP KVB-9E - 4.45 - 1331 - 109 - 8.2%

"Table 1 shows average peak pressures along with standard deviations from the mean for the primers in this study. Primers of diameter 5.33 mm are labeled 'large', and primers of diameter 4.45 mm are labeled 'small' by manufacturers. Except for the DDNP-based large rifle primer, large rifle primers produce stronger blast waves than small primers, and 'magnum' rifle primers (Fed 215M, CCI 250) produce stronger blast waves than non-magnum primers of the same size.

There are significant differences in the standard deviations observed for different primer types, and it is notable that so-called 'Match' primers are not always more consistent than non-match primers. Perhaps most notable is that in each group (large and small), the standard deviation of the DDNP-based primer is the largest percentage of its mean value. For the large rifle primers, the standard deviation of the DDNP-based primer (25%) is more than twice the stand"​

Germán A. Salazar's "The Rifleman's Journal" has been archived and you can find the index page here including his study of primers (Be patient as archived pages load slowly) - https://web.archive.org/web/2015030...ansjournal.blogspot.com/p/articles-index.html

Primers - Small Rifle Primer Study
Primers - Large Rifle Primer Study
Primers: Wolf .223 Primer Flash Test​