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What primer do y'all use for your .223 loads?
I have been reloading for 30 years and generally follow Speer's advice concerning primer selection. But I only started loading for .223 a year ago. Speer manuals call for magnum primers with all ball powder loads. Nosler manuals show standard primers for all .223 loads. The Lyman manual I have calls for magnum primers only for a few of the loads, and the Hodgdon manual shows standard primers for all loads.
Up to this point the load I like best is 26 grains of H335, a 53 grain TSX, and a CCI 450 (small rifle magnum). I am going to try this same load with a Federal small rifle primer.
So, what primer do you tend to use?
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[quote=dvdegeorge]CCI BR4 [/quot]
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CCi BR4 or Rem 71/2. I've never had a problem with CCi SR primers but the bench rest primers give you a warm, fuzzy feeling that worth the few extra bucks. FWIW, I use H335 and have never had ignition problems with standard primers.
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Remington #7 1/2 Bench Rest work for me in the 40X and Semi auto loads.
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IMO you never need to use a magnum primer in a 223. In my bolt action rifles I use Fed 205's in my semi-autos I use Rem7 1/2
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Use the one you find now a days
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CCI 450
Started with limmited supply of rem 7-1/2 they ran out, bought the CCI model tried them in loads I worked up with the rems, a flawless transision and never looked back since.
Glad I bought the amount I did four years ago too, for some reason they are not so common right now....
I have not used any ball powders, but use my .223 alot in the winter months and have had 0 issues in the 'go-bang' dept. Don't know if it really makes any differents, Bad or problematic primers for me have been so rare, I almost believe that a bad primer dosn't exists.... Any primer size or application
Powder and bullet seat depth seem to be more problematic than primers in load trial and error....
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Ive used the CCI400 and the cheap Magtech primers and they have both worked fine.
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I have used about everything available, but my preference is the CCI 450. I load for 3 AR 15s, and prefer the slightly thicker cups as an extra measure of safety. I do tend to get lower shot to shot variation with them also.
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Use the one you find now a days Living up here...what he says! 26 H-414 is also my go to load with 55gn Sierra's Tried reg & mag primers & never found an ounce of difference.
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Remington #7 1/2 Bench Rest work for me in the 40X and Semi auto loads. +3 or 4 ... Used these in a .223 hand load that would consistently shoot in the .3's out of a factory HB Savage that I wish I still had....
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Prefer the RP 7 1/2, have used CCI-400, 450, BR-4, Win SR, Fed 205 and most recently Wolf 223. Have had good results with all of them. Would use the Rem 7 1/2 if available, but have a good stock of Wolf 223. Just glad to have a good supply on hand these days.
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i have been using cci400 and 450 mag i have seen that the cups on the magnum primers are harder has anyone noticed this to
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