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I buy win 209 for my shotshells just always have and small rifles I prefer the rem 7 1/2 . The rem 7 1/2 was reccomended to me by a guy I know that shot competitively since the early 50's and he always told me to go with Fed large rifle on some of the other stuff . He was just the type of guy that I wasnt going to be questioning and there was no need to . He died back a few months ago and I am just trying to see any body had better luck with one or the other .
 
Bruno2,
I've used Winchester, CCI, Remington, Federal, Magtech and Wolf SPP and all seem to do the same exact job. I used to shoot only CCI primers because they were always reliable for me over the years. About 2+ years ago the CCI primers were costing me a little more than Winchester so I switched to Winchester for my handgun ammo. I now use Winchester for all my handgun ammo and CCI for all my rifle ammo. This is probably out of pure habit rather than anything else. I did shoot 5000 Wolf primers 6 to 8 months back and they went bang every time. I didn't need to adjust any of my charges either.

IMO they are all good...
 
In my S&W target pistol that has had a trigger job on it, I sometimes get misfires if I use CCI. My favorite is Winchester. I've heard that CCI is the hardest ones and Federal are the softest.
 
In these days of primers not being as easy to obtain as before, I'd likely use any of them. However, my Lee AutoPrime's instructions warn against using Federal. :eek: Consequently, that brand would be a last choice for me...

Corner Pocket
 
I don't like the new Federal SP primers. The box is too large and I cannot sneak them through the kitchen and to the basement. I have to set them outside the basement window and run downstairs, stand on a 5 gallon bucket and reach through to get them.
 
Winchester and Federal feed in me Lee turret the best. The Remington make a break for it every 10th primer or so. I am not a good enough shot to tell which is the best though, they all go boom. The only DNF was with a Remmy, but I suppose it could happen to any of them.
 
Used them all. Never had one not go bang.

Rght now, I would not be concerned with brand as much as availability. If you can find any, consider yourself lucky.
 
Whatever is in stock! Actually, I don't use Federal, but everything else is good.
 
Another Federal primer user here; as they seat nice and even, and go
BANG every time I pull the trigger~!
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I would say that's true for all brands of primers. Like I said above, I've used primers from 6 different companies and not once have I had one fail to fire, not ever, that includes Magtech and Wolf primers. Who here has had any company's primers fail because of the primer itself, not a mistake by the user?
 
Not necessarily true.
I've experienced a number of spp FTFs that were caused due to "intentional" light strikes. A second strike fired all these FTFs.
My CZ mainspring comes as a 20# spring. The 11-# spring I replaced it with will FTF on Win or CCI about 1 in 20-50ish. It has fired several thousand Fed spp without a problem.

I was told, but can't personally verify, that "magtech spp" will also fire with a very light strike.
 
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+1 for Federal SP. I've used CCI and Federal- I don't like the 'feel' that CCI primers have when seating on a Lee Classic Turret- the feedback is somewhat vague. Federal primers seat with a positive feeling- I know it's seated, and seated right every time. CCI sometimes left me wondering if I had a loose primer pocket.
 
Not necessarily true.
I've experienced a number of spp FTFs that were caused due to "intentional" light strikes. A second strike fired all these FTFs.
My CZ mainspring comes as a 20# spring. The 11-# spring I replaced it with will FTF on Win or CCI about 1 in 20-50ish. It has fired several thousand Fed spp without a problem.
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1SOW,
that's not the primers fault, that's a light spring, the gun out of spec. If the stock 20# spring were in the gun instead of an 11# spring there would be no problem, no??
 
ArchAngel: Correct, that's why I said "intentional" light strikes.

I'm just pointing out that competition tuned "Production" guns can have FTFs with most primers, but the Federal spp will fire when others won't.
 
I don't like the new Federal SP primers. The box is too large and I cannot sneak them through the kitchen and to the basement. I have to set them outside the basement window and run downstairs, stand on a 5 gallon bucket and reach through to get them.
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Sounds like your Old Lady is a hard ass. Another reason why Im not married.
 
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