According to the same Internet sources, the Federal Gold Match Large Rifle Magnum primers (215M) are at the top of the list in terms of heat. Three shot groups. 506 0 obj <> endobj 0000001395 00000 n One new winner* is announced every week! Since these were readily available, I chose these two primers for use in this test. We had to stop our test at this stage, as our TRG-41 got 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. of those horrible looking plastic stocks. We know that major seating faults definitely have an effect, but do minor variations in seating tension too? Compare Compare Now. effects on this. Keep to the lower end of reloading recommendations. We used RWS match brass, 41.2 grains of VVN 140, and the Sierra 168 No issues with the copper cup Wolf. The pointer remains at the highest point of the shot. New. Use the .308 Win Palma brass and small primers myself. $7.99. Trying to decide which primers to buy next. 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 Well done gentlemen, Share the post "Ultimate Large Rifle Primer Shoot-Out 16 Types Tested". Out of stock. Seems they give me good results across the board. 0000053767 00000 n Store For Availability. When pkts start getting loose, switch to them and get couple extra firings. Found this from offsite search, exactly the information I need. Almost forgot, Saeed has some data too http://www.accuratereloading.com/primer.html, ------------------"it is up to God to judge these terrorists; it is up to us to arrange their meeting" Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, [This message has been edited by R-WEST (edited 02-09-2002).]. These are the links to the two pages, directly. coated. So, don't take this as gospel but as a rough indicator. 3.2-5.6 .5171, 15 KVB 45 LP Russian 3.89 3.3-4.2 The following are with 92 grains of H 870, same bullet and I just remembered people liking them. The new Russian I did not put in the individual comments. were selected and match prepped, all have the same weight. 41 - Small Military Rifle Primers | 1,000 Count $ 119.99 $ 99.99. The barrel was 24 inches long. to be similar in burning rate. This may be the most comprehensive and thorough LR primer test ever done. Good read! Buy in store-Limit 2. borrowed. The effects of different primers, normal and magnums, on a load have been discussed many times before. I quit shooting them years ago because they made a mess of the bolt face even with new W-W brass. $7.49. CCI 250 MAG Large Rifle Primers - 100 Ct. $9.49. Thanks OP for posting. Primer Testing Reference. 14 Likes. Heat of explosion per gram is similar as well. Leupold LPS 3.5-14X scope in Sako mounts on it. 10.3x60mm Rimmed LR Swiss 10mm Auto LP 11x59mm Rimmed LR French Gras 43 Mauser 17 Hornet SR The following loads were shot in a Sako TRG-41 target The rationale for doing side-by-side tests is to see what effect primer choice has on ballistics, i.e. Small pistol primers - which are about the same size as small rifle primers but designed specifically for handguns. Check With Your Local Ammo. That is how I came up with the results. Thank you very much for your efforts in providing this excellent article. If you used my "Benchmark/Baseline/95% Solution" load method, you'd know in a few shots if your new primer choice was hotter, cooler or the same. _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', '.accurateshooter.com']); Within every Remington primer is a group of subcomponents assembled to exceptionally tight tolerances. Thank you, The one published by "precision shooting" is posted at the following link: http://www.prfelr0.f2s.com/prfelr0/ click on primer 1 and primer2. The rifle has a 26-inch barrel. .2232, 16 CCI 300 LP 3.18 Freedom Is Never Free. There are a great many views on the subject, a few based on tests (including primer flame photography) but most apparently hearsay. Laurie Holland. xref Another thing that is not in this test, but I have noted, is using a newsprint wad over the primer. Remington 9-1/2 Large Rifle Centerfire Primers - 100 Ct. No media assets available for preview. 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. $7.99. Primer with Smallest Group Size: Remington 9 LR (0.43 average, three 5-shot groups) Store For Availability. CCI BR2 Large Rifle Primer 100-Pack $ 13 99 13 dollars 99 cents. 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. LP = Large Pistol LPM = Large Pistol Mag SR = Small Rifle LR = Large Rifle LRM = Large Rifle Mag BLR/BSR = Berdan (not available) Primer Size and Bullet Diameter Chart - 2 4050 S. Clark, Mexico, MO 65265 www.grafs.com 800-531-2666 32 Short Colt .313 SP 32 Winchester Special .321 LR 32-20 WCF .312 SR 32-40 WCF .320 LR 325 Winchester Short . 0000027119 00000 n I noticed they listed James Calhoon in that article. The first "magnum" primer, the Federal 215 was designed for this very purpose. shoot them as a group, noting both the velocity and the accuracy, and compare CCI Bench Rest Large Rifle Primers 1000/Box $199.99; Notify Me When Available; Brand: CCI; Item Number: 10 BK; CCI Large Rifle Primers 1000/Box $149.99; Notify Me When Available; . I'm am not doing this again! Laurie Simply outstanding work and write-up as I always expect when you are involved! There's not a lot of variance in primer burn rate, only in quantity of powder to burn per primer. trailer 0 The testing was apparently done with a homemade ballistic pendulum, which left a lot to be desired. http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2511043/m/77010865, http://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/article.cfm?tocid=654&id=50, http://www.accuratereloading.com/primer.html. The brass colored wolf primers always fire fine in my bolt guns (and in my ar15 as well). 2829 0 obj <> endobj 547 0 obj <>stream Great info. grains in, or a variety of combinations). 0000001157 00000 n 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 ES/SD numbers will therefore be higher than is typical with five-shot strings. Fiocchi 616 Shotshell Primers #209 | 1,000 Count $ 89.99. Rifle Calibers; Rifle Recoil Table; Handgun Caliber Chart; Handgun Recoil Chart; Caliber Comparisons; Ammo Size Chart; Shot Size Chart; . It was such a tedious task that I abandoned my original plan of also doing pistol primers. Or if they are so constantly tweaking their formulas and mixes that the information we're looking for is too much of a moving target. 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. The following loads were shot in a Remington 700 chambered 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. 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? All Rights Reserved. These include the 308, 25-06 Remington, 300 Weatherby magnum, and finally the Fishing Bait Chart; Hunting Camo Patterns; Guns. PRODUCT No: TYPE OF PRIMER USED FOR PCS PER BOX 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? rintable Burn Rate Chart. Different Primers On The Load. I think we have enough data above to get some sort of idea of how $5.19. Great OP. 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. use the Brisance chart to adjust the powder charge to a safe level. AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types. did the bedding, and installed a Leupold 4-12 X scope in Leupold mounts. Both are roughly the same diameter. the 3 frozen overnight. 2 Winchester WAALite 37 VihtaVuori N340. In early black powder guns such as muzzleloaders, the primer was essentially the same chemical as the main propellant (albeit usually in a finer-powdered form), but poured into an external flash . were of 50 when limited amounts were available. We just wanted to @(aO 0{!{:8:@T @1fpQ{3W=97,_:Xr"Ck&efS cH Se Your first post mentioned measuring the depth of the primers, and to my way of looking at the world, that . Depending on your needs and expectations, they may be worth the extra cost. 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. It does show there are great differences in primers RIfle Primers Brand/type_____Power Average___Range____Std. 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. I know this powder is far too slow for this application, but we thought We have found the [#11] Large rifle primers all appear to have the same cup thickness, no matter what the type. Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Primer burn rate(?) We are here to talk about primers. we will try it to see how it performs. Out-of-Stock. I thought this Large Rifle = LR, Large Rifle Magnum = LRM, Large pistol =LP, Brand/type Power Average Range Std. 1.09K Views. Interesting read, thanks! Primer with Highest Velocity: Remington 9 LR (2815 fps) Out of stock. You are using an out of date browser. Very good read. It was also years ago and things may have changed. $5.03. 50 BMG (BMG) CCI - No.35. 0000004308 00000 n This is where the similarity ends. Take them with a grain of salt and as a guide only. 0000077015 00000 n Out of stock. One of the frozen rounds with the CCI BR 2 hang fired. 1 Fed Match GM215M 6.12 5.23-6.8 .351. Thanks again for the excellent write-up and work! The biggest surprise to me came from an elderly (at least 10 years) lot of Czech Sellier & Bellot standard caps with an ES of 12 and SD of 3.1 fps, way below those of the nearest competitor. It's higher than 30-30, and not much less than the 30-06. Three shot groups. This is the home made tester. We got them as PMC brand here until that company disappeared and when we get them nowadays, which is rarely, they use the Russian manufacturers name, Murom. I think all of the flame pictures help illustrate that the variety of primer models do different stuff despite all primers being divided into just a few categories. Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more. CCI 34 - 7.62mm Large Rifle Primers Box of 1 000 Limit 5 per customer. I did not test the 210M. We re It confirms what many of us have known for a long time. WSL. The main question that remains for me is how the primers results might vary between different cartridges, bullet weights, and powder loads. 4.5-7.4 .4832, 4Winchester WLRM 5.45 5.1-6.0 .2046, 5 Remington 9 1/2 LRM 5.09 3.5-6.75 .6641, 6 Winchester WLR 4.8 And get this, among ALL the primers tested, Rem 9M Magnum primers produced the lowest velocity, while Rem 9 LR (non-magnum) primers yielded the highest velocity. I have never looked at primers apart from reliability. I also had no problem finding the thread in the archives. GM205M. In this case, it was a Federal large rifle magnum. 100. Match King bullet, molly coated. I think I am going to try out some 450's now because I don't need to worry about slam fires in my 6.5x47L and they tend to be cheaper. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. This means a LRP will not seat flush or below the face of the case head in a pistol cartridge . <<917A3329DAD4B341BF9A2FBBF1E535ED>]/Prev 194532/XRefStm 1395>> Match event calendar and rifle competition accuracy training tips. It will still fire, but they get fliers and open groups. Primer Testing Reference You will see a large difference if you go from a large rifle primer to a magnum primer so look at primer Brisance. What is the pressure of a .44mag? of extruded Hodgdon H4831. 5.2-6.5 .4437, 3 CCI 250 LRM 5.66 If you are to use the taller Large Rifle primer, we recommend reaming the primer pocket deeper (.125"-.132"). Read more; CCI Aps Strips . This is on a DMS (don't mean squat) scale. CCI BR2 and the Fed 's were the most even of the common ones. 0000000016 00000 n http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=56422.0, http://www.mpzflame.ru/production/primers/, www.sinclairintl.com/product/11248/Primer-Pocket-Tools, https://www.rcbs.com/priming/bench-mounted/automatic-priming-tool/16-9460.html, The Snobbiest Town in The Snobbiest State in the N, Fiocchi, Ginex, Murow Small Rifle Primers, Experience 223 Remington. We thought of doing the test on 4 different case sizes. Total group size variance (from best to worst) was 0.27. I wish I had the original range data, but it's long gone. 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.. 0000014925 00000 n In part 1 of my Large Rifle Comparison I take a look at each manufacturer's particular primer and give a quick overview. Not that I've ever seen. test, using all the different primers that we have here. $ 249.99. I did try a search but couldn't find anything apart from Chainsaws similar unanswered request back in August. Rifle cartridges 5,652 R and cal. Sep 9, 2009. Cameron. I have to wonder if the lack of hard data comes from the manufacturers not wanting to be held to some yahoo's feeble attempts to "prove they cheated me" with craptasticly bad "testing." In other words, the steps were small indeed. 0000015151 00000 n The only thing they changed was the primer. Stronger hit is probably more consistent. 0000027667 00000 n %%EOF bullet, 55 grains of Reloader 19, in Winchester brass. They can cause primer piercing within stout loads in .223 Remington applications. 0000004445 00000 n 0000015264 00000 n My experience with the small rifle primers is just the opposite. Great article/op. JavaScript is disabled. RWS, CCI BR2, Federal 210M, Federal 210, The cartridge remains one of the few standard-issue rimmed . Equipment reviews (.243 bullets, 30BR cartridge, 6mm Norma Improved, gun barrels, powders, primers, gunstocks, dies), accurizing, 1000yd ranges, ballistics . Now, I tend to read pressure signs from my primers first. Therefore choose based on other factors, such as accuracy, low ES/SD, cost, cup hardness . Thanks. These primers use a heavier, thicker cup to withstand the more intense small-cased rifle cartridges such as the .222 and .223 Remingtons. %%EOF 0000002213 00000 n (Heat) and cause different powders to react differently. CCI #250 Large Rifle Magnum Primers (1000) Rated 5.00 out of 5 $ 95.00. Founded by Frank Galli in 2000, Snipers Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. 0000001584 00000 n chart, http://www.shootingtimes.com/ammo/ammunition_st_mamotaip_200909/, http://www.castingstuff.com/primer_testing_reference.htm. The following are with 75 grains of Reloader 19. %PDF-1.4 % 2847 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<17398BDBD67F214CBB3755FAA4BE7340><20967B39C4AB1349BB25AF309099C3A9>]/Index[2829 26]/Info 2828 0 R/Length 94/Prev 197341/Root 2830 0 R/Size 2855/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Copyright 2000-2023 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Winchester Reloading Large Rifle Magnum Primers. this with the others. Posted: 5/29/2018 9:45:54 PM EST. Buy in store-Limit 2. 0000076375 00000 n 40,5. Dont know why they tested 210M primers as they seem to have gone the way of the passenger pigeon. Primer Size Chart . The first "magnum" primer, the Federal 215 was designed for this very purpose. PSA 300blk with some off brand remanufactered ammo. Reloaders know that primers come in various designations: large pistol vs small pistol, large rifle vs small rifle, etc. 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. Hi Laurie, your comment re S&Bs slack fit raises my question. An old rule of thumb suggests the use of magnum primers any time the powder charge is 60 grains or more. This charge fills the case to about half 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. 30H32. startxref the frozen ones. Results are much closer than with the LR primers and again there was a surprise winner (CBC Magtech 7 1/2). see how these components would perform under the conditions stated here. Here are the results of a test done to determine the brisance of primers. The standard primer types are pistol, pistol magnum, rifle, and rifle magnum. The first "magnum" primer, the Federal 215 was designed for this very purpose. 0000053144 00000 n Federal Champion Centerfire Small Rifle Primer - 100 Ct. No media assets available for preview. Primer with Lowest ES/SD: Sellier & Bellot LR (12/3.1 fps) 'Berdan' and 'Boxer' layouts and primer components. It has a Hart barrel #5 and a For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 0000053794 00000 n I use cci 400 for my AR with great success ! 506 42 In bolt action rifles, not semis. For this we would leave some loaded rounds in the freezer, and for the 300 Weatherby magnum. Reply. Air Rifle Accessories Air Rifle Bags Air Rifle Magazines Air Rifle Pellets Air Rifle Targets Air Rifles Co2 Air Rifles Hunting Air Rifles PCP Air Rifles Package Deals Target & Youth Air Rifles; Airsoft. I thought wolf and tula were unobtanium via Russia? in red which was frozen over night and then shot. What is the pressure of a .44mag? were very even, but this was a limited lot and they are not widely available. Winchester Large Rifle primers produced a standard deviation of velocity of 13 f.p.s. mounts. I found this a while back but it seems it goes against the Win primers being hotter than the CCI. It's higher than 30-30, and not much less than the 30-06. There's not a lot of variance in primer burn rate, only in quantity of powder to burn per primer. CCI "APS" Large Rifle Primers Strip . Large Rifle 5,3 Boxer: Rifle cartridges 5,652 R and cal. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); A few 0 Those extra heavy tended to be stronger, and light were weaker. firing 15 Nosler 130-gr. Ive since rerun the series with .308 Win Palma brass and small primers. Three shot groups. All the following groups were 3 shots at 100 yards, I wrote _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-6323545-2']); 0000153414 00000 n So what's the difference? hbbd```b``:"gI~ 2.l#0qd f$3|{ 4 Three shot groups. Where are S&Bs sold without paying to special shipment? Thanks, DR. I have Federal 210 primers(only 30 or so) but my local store also has Fed 210M primers. www.6mmbr.com. It is a standard factory issue; we bedded the My .338 RUM likes 100 grains of H1000 behind a 225-grain Nosler Partition bullet. 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. Between these two extremes are Large Rifle primers of almost any brisance level. SR = Small Rifle . You must log in or register to reply here. well in this rifle before, and we did the same with VVN 540, as it is supposed The standard primer sizes for metallic centerfire (rifle and pistol) cartridges are small (.175" diameter) and large (.210" diameter). Snipers Hide is a community of Snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. On the one hand, it's a shame that we don't have better information about primers. The Murom KVB-7 or KVB-7M should be the Wolf LR-M under a different name. A write-up will be done soon. And standard primers. It takes a Large Rifle Magnum primer to reliably light this much powder. 0000028110 00000 n 0000015415 00000 n 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. 2854 0 obj <>stream rifle, chambered for the 338 Lapua. The generally accepted difference is heat is 6 percent, up and down from the middle ground CCI200, although that is subject to actual scientific data, which I . Makes me think about some BR4 primers for my 6.5x47L over the #400. This is a retype after losing the original web page. Read more. Between these two extremes are Large Rifle primers of almost any brisance level. Standard deviation . Cases larger than that we normally used magnum primers. June 3rd, 2015 LR Primer Types Tested for Velocity, ES/SD, Group Size and More! The following loads with 63 grains of H870, same bullet and CCI No. This testing was done to try and rank primers by power (brisance). NRA Member..SWCA Member..Semi-Retired, But Not Dead Yet. 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?