CCI No. Primer with Highest Velocity: Remington 9 LR (2815 fps) One new winner* is announced every week! German Salazar's pictures were taken in 2005. (6 1/2 cup thickness is.020, 7 . NRA Member..SWCA Member..Semi-Retired, But Not Dead Yet. But if you cant spare the time right now, here are some highlights below: Primer with Lowest Velocity: Remington 9 M Magnum (2780 fps) Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.5. LR Primer Types Tested for Velocity, ES/SD, Group Size and More! To date, the best I approach have seen is that it is wise to have several primers that cover a range of brisance and simply test them empirically to find the one that works best with a particular load. Get a Remington License Plate Frame for $1 with ammo purchase. Read more; CCI Aps BR4 Small Rifle Benchrest (1000) $ 135.00. })(); To comment on a post, click Post Title or "Comment" Link. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; $47.99: NA: Notify: Midway: Winchester Large Rifle Magnum Primers 8-1/2M. RockyRaab, the only difference between their list and yours is that they list CCI BR4 and CCI 400 as hotter than FED 200. Of the others, there WAS a relation between weight and power. following primers in our possession. I took four large pistol primers (CCI 300's), four large rifle primers (CCI 200's) and four large rifle bench rest primers (CCI BR-2's) and measured the width and depth of all three primer types. The line that shows Federal 215 and Winchester standard and magnum LR primers. The following are the results of a 308 Winchester, shot in In the recent past I had been using BR-4's but have found the extra flash from #41's to give me slightly better groups at 1k. We are here to talk about primers. average of all the 4 groups above it. Primer with Lowest ES/SD: Sellier & Bellot LR (12/3.1 fps) Differences between primers are not equal - adjacent primers may be almost identical or much hotter/cooler. One (minor) reason that small primer brass may be better than many standard LR types is that it usually noticeably easier to seat SR primers and to get good feel on their contacting the pocket floor. 091014. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Those extra heavy tended to be stronger, and light were weaker. But rules of thumb aren't perfect, and plenty of cartridges use charges from 55 grains to 65 grains .30-06, .270 Win. No issues with the copper cup Wolf. We used RWS match brass, 41.2 grains of VVN 140, and the Sierra 168 Out of stock. The average group size for the top six primers varied by only 0.10 (0.43 to 0.53), so one cant conclude that one type is much better than another. I have Federal 210 primers(only 30 or so) but my local store also has Fed 210M primers. The following are the results of the 25-06 Remington, shot However, if the trends among the primers you tested hold true across a wide variety of different powders and cartridges, it would greatly facilitate selecting a small number of different primers to keep on hand to test in the event that the first choice was unsatisfactory. On the other hand, if some of the primers that gave poorer results in your testing with a specific .308 load gave much better results with a different cartridge/powder/bullet weight, it would be much more difficult to make any general predictions that might allow a reloader to keep a stock of only two or three types on hand, one of which would be likely to give satisfactory results over a wide range of cartridges and powders. 0000007461 00000 n *Must have a registered ARFCOM account to win. 41 Rifle Primers - 100 Count. Interesting that the CCI BR2 was running hotter than the CCI 200. This is on a DMS (don't mean squat) scale. Leupold LPS 3.5-14X scope in Sako mounts on it. It is ever so slightly hotter than the small rifle magnum primer and it comes with a brass colored thick cup. 2.7-3.5 .2406, 17 Federal 150 LP 3.11 3.2-5.6 .5171, 15 KVB 45 LP Russian 3.89 3.3-4.2 .2232, 16 CCI 300 LP 3.18 In other words, the steps were small indeed. Another thing that is not in this test, but I have noted, is using a newsprint wad over the primer. While searching around for some info I stumbled on to this thread and its too good not to share. We were using standard large rifle primers for all cases up xref We just wanted to startxref Compare Compare Now. Large rifle primers all appear to have the same cup thickness, no matter what the type. I use cci 400 for my AR with great success ! A F215 in a .338 Win Mag load. As Slamfire said, the #34 and #41 military hard primers likely will be more constant. Very good read. The following are with 95 H 5010. Great info. Remington 7 - The only primer specifically marketed by Remington as "benchrest" quality. The redesigned metal parts improve sensitivity and reduce seating force. Thanks again for the excellent write-up and work! We thought we would run our own Primer Flash Test Photos. Now, I tend to read pressure signs from my primers first. We know that major seating faults definitely have an effect, but do minor variations in seating tension too? Thanks OP for posting. These are the links to the two pages, directly. . Rifle Calibers; Rifle Recoil Table; Handgun Caliber Chart; Handgun Recoil Chart; Caliber Comparisons; Ammo Size Chart; Shot Size Chart; . 4.1-6.0 .4300, 7 Remington 9 1/2 LR 4.75 3.7-6.25 .5679, 8 Fed Match GM210M 4.64 4.0-5.6 .3296, 9 Federal 210 LR 4.62 The standard primer types are pistol, pistol magnum, rifle, and rifle magnum. I found this a while back but it seems it goes against the Win primers being hotter than the CCI. A good question Clive! ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? And small you have Magnum. things might turn out. We used Lapua brass and the This is a retype after losing the original web page. Check With Your Local Ammo. 0000015151 00000 n mounts. Federal Large Rifle Magnum #215M Gold Medal Match Primers | 1,000 Count. %%EOF 0000001157 00000 n 0000053144 00000 n Primers labeled "match grade" cost 10 to 20 percent more than standard versions. Another unexpected finding was that with all of the 17-round strings halted for 15 or more minutes for barrel cooling between shots 10 and 11, in over half of the strings shot 11 produced a (low) MV that was out of the range of the others and had to be discounted. These include the 308, 25-06 Remington, 300 Weatherby magnum, and finally the Thanks! It seems to even out the ignition by eliminating a variable (sometimes with grains in and sometimes without So my question is whether you would expect to see a very similar trend among the primers you tested with other cartridges and/or bullet weights commonly used in F-TR or F-Open? Three shot groups. 14 Likes. Apr 30, 2012. Copyright 1996-2023 AR15.COM LLC. It is obvious that the thicker cups will withstand more pressure. Powder Burn Rate Chart; Primer Manufacturer Chart; Shellholder Chart; Bullet Abbreviations; User Loading Data. WSL. I suspect they have a minor influence, but thats hunch not science! effects on this. It confirms what many of us have known for a long time. 18,4. You may not reproduce original text or photos without advanced permission in writing. 338 Lapua size. The Effects Of Read more; CCI #34 7.62mm Military Primers. Wolf/Tula Small Rifle 223 SR223 - #KVB-223M "This is the newest primer available in the Wolf line. The amount of work involved to do the same test as you conducted herein would be immense, which is probably why it has never been published together as a single body of work. A few were of 50 when limited amounts were available. Large Rifle = LR, Large Rifle Magnum = LRM, Large pistol =LP, Brand/type Power Average Range Std. Primers are tested for reliability from -20 degrees F to +150 degrees F. Do not use these charts for load development. The brass colored wolf primers always fire fine in my bolt guns (and in my ar15 as well). $ 249.99. Federal - 209A. 0000053407 00000 n Remington HTP .38 SPC 110-Grain Ammunition - 50 Rounds . 0000003606 00000 n Three shot groups. PRODUCT No: TYPE OF PRIMER USED FOR PCS PER BOX Between these two extremes are Large Rifle primers of almost any brisance level. This extensive test is an important contribution to the knowledge base of precision shooting. Standard deviation . 10. Read more. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 6mmBR.com is the best guide for 6mm BR Benchrest precision shooting, complete with 6BR FAQ, Reloading Data, Shooter Message Boards, Reader Polls, and Photo Gallery. 0000012690 00000 n I don't have a link to the site , but 6mmbench rest.com or one of those type sites have extensive pages on standard primers. His varmint bullets are absolutely fantastic. WHILE MAGTECH BRAND PRIMERS HAVE NOT BEEN IMPORTED AND OFFERED FOR SALE THROUGH AUTHORIZED CHANNELS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THERE ARE STILL SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITIES REMAINING IN RELOADER'S INVENTORIES. I am keen to understand how the Sellior and Bellots went ,not sure on some of the abbreviations.Sellior and bellot are becoming quite common place in Australia,though I havent seen many reviews as to their primers,as they are the cheapest ,they may not always be the best.currently running up loads of Swede using 2209 and Sierra 123hpbt. FWIW, Dutch. mounts. Five round with the RWS primers hang fired, including 2 of RWS, CCI BR2, Federal 210M, Federal 210, Federal 215 and Winchester standard and magnum LR primers. JavaScript is disabled. Winchester Reloading Large Rifle Magnum Primers. J E CUSTOM . 300 | 1,000 Count $ 42.99. might make it easier to compare the velocity at normal temperature and cold var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); Since then almost every company has changed their primers. Fiocchi Large Rifle Primers. CCI 350 Magnum Large Pistol Primers 100-Pack $ 6 99 6 dollars 99 cents. Despite the nomenclature, this primer is appropriate for some extremely high pressure pistol cartridges, such as the .221 Fireball and the .357 Maximum. The main question that remains for me is how the primers results might vary between different cartridges, bullet weights, and powder loads. Credit should also be given to Target Shooter Magazine for publishing the results. Take them with a grain of salt and as a guide only. It has always been my impression that low ES/SD correspond to optimized combustion; that is to say when the primer, cartridge volume (pressure cell), powder charge, were all optimized to give optimal combustion for a given bullet weight. HTH, Dutch. The following loads were shot in a Remington 700 chambered Equipment reviews (.243 bullets, 30BR cartridge, 6mm Norma. Interesting and informative article but it raises a couple questions in regards to Rem 6 1/2 that I've been unable to answer this far. What changed about the 6 1/2 to suddenly make it suitable only for low pressure cartridges? this with the others. 506 0 obj <> endobj Dev, 1 Fed Match GM215M 6.12 5.23-6.8 .351, 2 Federal 215 LRM 5.69 Quest for Less Vertical Six Primer Types Tested at 500 Yards, Vertical Dispersion Test Six Primer Types Tested at 500 Yards, Primer Availability Report Wolf Primers Have Arrived, Primer Comparison Testing with 6 BRA at 500 Yards. work up a load from a safe, published starting load. Rifle cartridges 5,652 R and cal. WSL. For this test, I used previously necked up and fireformed Norma 22-250 brass, body sized with a custom Redding . You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers. I guess what my question boils down to is whether you think the range of primer performance you observed in your test here would carry over to other cartridges and powder selections. 40,5. This shows the pointer after a shot has been fired. I also had no problem finding the thread in the archives. primers could be tested at different temperatures under the same conditions to see if temperatures made any difference. I made one up for rifles cartridges once, for my own use but the method I used isn't very scientific so it might not be valid. the frozen ones. You are using an out of date browser. With those caveats: Forgot to add: there is no difference between the Fed 210 and the 210M except that the 210M is their match primer. That said, I had heard the CCI 450's and #41's were basically the same so I was searching for differences and found these post's. trailer LR = Large Rifle . 1 Fed Match GM215M 6.12 5.23-6.8 .351. Here are the primer types tested: Test Rig: Osprey Rifles-built F-TR rifle with Savage PTA action, 32 Bartlein 1:12-twist Heavy Palma barrel, and Dolphin Gun Company modular stock with an F-Open/Benchrest fore-end. Get a deck of Remington Playing Cards for $1 with ammo purchase. This is where the similarity ends. 0000027119 00000 n However, I have seen or heard of many examples where the the primer that gave the best results might not have been the one that would have been intuitively picked based on its brisance. I noticed they listed James Calhoon in that article. 0000027640 00000 n Second Media Corp., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Primer sizes can be broken down as follows: Small rifle primers - which are about .175 inches in diameter and .120 inches tall. If you are shooting a 22 Cooper, Hornet, or a Bee, the .020" cup will perform admirably. Reply. It will still fire, but they get fliers and open groups. It is relative to this set of tests and this tester. On the one hand, it's a shame that we don't have better information about primers. AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types. They can cause primer piercing within stout loads in .223 Remington applications. I wish I had the original range data, but it's long gone. Federal Small Rifle Primers (Champion) 1000/Box $219.99; Notify Me When Available; Brand: Federal; Item Number: 205 BK; :u0RFH1r)F#a9nZh. grains in, or a variety of combinations). Read more; CCI Aps Strips . Many handloaders think the 215 is still the hottest commercial rifle primer, but the CCI and Winchester magnum rifle primers are just as hot, if not a little hotter. Yeah yeah yeah, and matchkings won't kill a deer. Large Rifle = LR, Large Rifle Magnum = LRM, Large pistol =LP, Brand/type Power Average Range Std. $7.99. rintable Burn Rate Chart. 5 Alliant e3 40 Ramshot True Blue. Mother of All LR Primer Tests Warning: Some published data calls for Large Rifle primers, though this brass was designed for, and most data is for Large Pistol primers. Closed the bolt and off she went. Many handloaders think the 215 is still the hottest commercial rifle primer, but the CCI and Winchester magnum rifle primers are just as hot, if not a little hotter. Primer Flash Test Photos. 0000014925 00000 n SPM = Small Pistol Mag . It was topped with a Leupold 6.5-20X scope in Leupold I know everyone has a favorite, and although theyre really tough to get, I would really liked to see the Wolf LR-M in that mix. You will have match. Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more. only the velocity is the average of the three groups above it. As an aside, a couple of years ago, shortmags.org published a list of primers from hottest to coolest. the results of each group so you can compare that with others, as well as the group This has been noted by some sharps shooters when they break a firing pin. All powder charges All the following loads were with the Berger 85 grain bullet and brass. . And standard both Magnum. Add to Wishlist. Large rifle primers all come with one brass thickness, a nominal 0.027" (unlike small rifle primers which vary from 0.020" to 0.025" depending on make/type). Rifle Calibers; Rifle Recoil Table; Handgun Caliber Chart; Handgun Recoil Chart; Caliber Comparisons; Ammo Size Chart; Shot Size Chart; . 0000053767 00000 n Many handloaders think the 215 is still the hottest commercial rifle primer, but the CCI and Winchester magnum rifle primers are just as hot, if not a little hotter. Laurie loaded .308 Win ammo* with 16 LR primer varieties and then tested for average velocity, ES/SD, and group size. 0000001728 00000 n In firearms and artillery, the primer (/ p r a m r /) is the chemical and/or device responsible for initiating the propellant combustion that will push the projectiles out of the gun barrel.. 0000015334 00000 n Winchester Reloading Small Pistol Magnum Primers. Ballistic Tips paired with 58.0 grs. Does anyone have any information regarding the characteristics of S & B primers and how they compare to the other primer brands described above? Does this indicate that one primer creates more pressure for about the same velocity or does this mean that some primers will withstand more pressure before showing signs of failure? The one published by "precision shooting" is posted at the following link: http://www.prfelr0.f2s.com/prfelr0/ click on primer 1 and primer2. I have not measures themperhaps your not seating them fully? Three shot groups.
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