Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles Russian SR mag primers?

Anybody have experience with the Russian SR mag primers (part # KVB-223M)? If so let me know about them. I have a chance to pick up a bunch at a good price but want to make sure they will work for me. I plan to use them in the 223 normal and AI with ball and extruded powders and in the 6BR with ball and extruded as well. I have always used either remington 7 1/2 or cci 450's.

How do the Russian caps stack up? Thanks

I interchange them with both Winchester, and CCI's. Mr. Chronograph says there is not a terribly significant difference. Mr. Pressure Trace would suggest the wolf primers are less violent than the win/CCI.

thanks.

I picked up 1000 SR mags to try out.

anybody else used these?

no but I have a few local friends who swear by them, and use them exclusively after trying them...

they are varmint shooter and accuracy nuts, so they must be pretty consistent...

and they also say they have two other features they like... Cheaper and Available...

I've been getting sold on S&B primers as of late...

I've been using the "non-magnum" KVB-223 Russian small-rifle primers for over a year now, and like them well enough that I just bought another 5000. (Would have bought more, but that was the limit at the place where I bought 'em.)

Been using the Russian primers, LR&SR, for a few years now. I've no complaints about their performance. Do find them harder to seat than other brand primers. This is OK with me, especially if reloading a piece of brass that has a loose primer pocket. The Russian primers will have a tighter fit in them.