That's interesting...I've not used magnum primers in my .338 Fed, nor have I had any difficulty exceeding factory loads and showing good accuracy with standard primers. In fact, I've loaded a bunch of .338 RCM loads with standard primers, to see if I really need magnums with them.
Maybe I'll stick some magnum primers on .338 Feds and see if it matters... .
Dennis
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