Hey everyone. I have read numerous forums and articles and it seems like everyone has a different opinion. I have always used Winchester primers for everything that I load. I just recently started loading .223 for my AR and picked up 10k WSR primers. After my purchase I have read about people having issues with pierced primers in the AR platforms. I am inclined to think there is more to their stories than just the primer but just to err on the side of caution I thought I would ask everyone what their opinions were. Are WSR primers safe in an AR platform? I hate to think I spent all that money on the "wrong" primer but I could always store them for my bolt gun. Thanks everyone.
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Perhaps Slamfire will chime in. He says when they switched from silver to brass colored primers they also made them more sensitive. I have no reason to doubt him. I used plenty of the older nickle plated ones with no issues, but I have used some of the new ones as well, no issues. I did however, buy a 5K of the Wolf primer designed for .223, as well as 3K of the CCI #41, which is specifically for the .223/5.56X45. I have a couple K of the old nickle plated WSR primers left as well. I have also used Fed 205 primers in ARs with no issues. I am not a real high volume .223 shooter though.
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