Primer choices--- simplifying the stock

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I am in the business of revamping my primer supply lately. LR and LP l stock the standard fare and in proportions to reflect usage. I do tend to use more LPM in place of LP in revolvers though. For SP and SR l do it a bit differently. A smaller amount of SPP for use in striker fired. The balance l buy SRM primers and have worked up loads accordingly. Most of my handguns will set a SRM primer off without problems and 223 ammo has experienced no slamfires in either my Mini 14's or my AR's in conservatively 175K rounds. I even use them in my 22Hornet loads. I am not particular on the brand l use as l admit l am no benchrest shooter by any stretch of the imagination. Also changing brands/lots does not make appreciable differences on target at ranges l shoot. Anyone else do this? No, my loads are not all at max or in the nuclear range either. YMMV
EtA This stood me well through the last shortage. Most were not buying so many magnum primers it seems and they were mostly available when l needed some.
 
I have not noticed much if any difference in accuracy between primers. But, I do use caution when switching from brand to brand. I try to stay mostly with CCI just because I have had fewer issues with them than others. But, I manage to have 6 or more brands on hand about anytime.
 
If fine tuning rifle loads for maximum accuracy is your goal then primers do matter and you should have an inventory of several makes and models to try.

If not then don’t fret over it. Standardize your inventory and simplify your reloading process. If I was going to have just one brand and type on the shelf it would be Federal 205 and 210 for rifle and whatever for pistol
 
whatever for pistol
For me, whatever that is "cheapest" for pistol.

My SP preference used to be CCI/Winchester but after several component shortages, it changed to Wolf, Magtech, Fiocchi, S&B and BACK TO Winchester when they were on sale. Now I am well stocked with S&B and Winchester SP for retirement.

Tula? Never again.

I would happily use any other SP primers though.
 
A lot of my shooting is with revolvers on which I've lightened the triggers, so I stick with Federal. They'll fire when nothing else will. I really, really hate the way they're packaged, though.
 
I keep CCI's for my semi-auto pistols and my rifle loads, and Federals for revolvers.
 
I'm not a fan of using a SRM primer in handgun applications but if it works for you...

I stock SPP, SPM primers, Winchester LPP, SRP, SRM primers and LRP. I see no reason not to use the best primers available to me when I can buy them. I worry about compromising when I have to.
 
Agreed. There are some handguns that will not light off a SRM primer. Those l will use SPP for but they are in a small minority in my safes. Hint l presently own no Glocks.;) At least l figured out what works reliably with what handgun in times O plenty.

A note for new reloaders: use what the book calls for at least until you get consistent results and understand what to expect. THEN and only then can you safely experiment from a recipe.

ETA: This is my buy enough prirmers to hedge against future price increases and in case they go to background checks or stop sales of primers outright.
 
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I only use small rifle primers since the great primer shortage. Which I guess started around 11 years ago. For over a year I couldn't get any small pistols.
Load all my 9x19 and 380 with small rifle since then.
Sigs and brettas don't have any problem lighting them off.

Winchester and cci are all I use to small rifle my pistols.

So if you only load your small pistol rounds with win and cci small rifle and work up loads your gun won't blow up because of the different primer.
 
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