I bought a few hundred of these when primers were unobtainable during covid times. Finally getting to them. Any experience on how they compare to a Remington 9 1/2 or a CCI 200? Are they a hot primer of more on the mild side? Thanks in advance
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I bought a few hundred of these when primers were unobtainable during covid times. Finally getting to them. Any experience on how they compare to a Remington 9 1/2 or a CCI 200? Are they a hot primer of more on the mild side? Thanks in advance
I actually, (a couple weeks ago) loaded a batch of 10 rounds using CCI's and then a batch of 10 using the Fiocchi.
I was using the Garmin to record the velocity, and there was no real difference between the two. I saw maybe an ES of 12 within both loads.
Grouping was also as consistent. There was no way on paper to see any differences. This was just at 100M but I won't expect it to be off further out.
I was using the Garmin to record the velocity, and there was no real difference between the two. I saw maybe an ES of 12 within both loads.
Grouping was also as consistent. There was no way on paper to see any differences. This was just at 100M but I won't expect it to be off further out.
I have found the small pistol ones are a bit hotter than the cci standard small pistols. But they seem as soft as federal. All in all great primers. However the packaging of 150 primers is terrible imo. The one row has 6 or 7 and the others have more. To strange. But certainly not a deal breaker.
I don't know what the Fiocchi primers sell for now, but I picked up two cases of 5K/4500 each about twenty five years ago.
There were 250 primers per sleeve in the small rifle primers and 150 per sleeve in the large rifle primers.
I won't embarrass you with what I paid for them.
I picked them up when shooting a 6PPC. The primer pockets in the Norma cases were sloppy with CCI primers, and the slightly larger diameter Fioochi fit snugly, but deeper into the pockets.
I ended up using them exclusively for that rifle and later for a single shot 218Bee, because they were very consistent in burn rates with the powders I was using at the time. I've got about 1K left, and still use them in the Bee.
I wouldn't say they're more consistent than CCI, which are pretty hard to beat, but they're at least as good.
The large rifle primers gave me some issues when trying to use them in North American manufactured cases. They aren't quite as thick as NA made primers and again, slightly larger.
I had some issues with one of the match rifles. The firing pin had been ground for a specific depth, which was fine for CCI BR primers, but I did get a couple of unexpected FTFs with the Fioochi.
The slightly larger diameter was only an issue with Winchester cases, but Dominion and Norma cases were fine.
I found the Fioochi LR primers to be very consistent but slightly cooler burning than CCI, and they inconsistent velocities with W748 in GM Match cases for 308Win. When I switched to IMR4895, there weren't any issues, and velocities were very close between shots.
At today's prices, any good primers, most of us are familiar with, $20/100 is pretty much the going rate, before taxes.
Some of our banner sponsors, who you "should" be looking at, have them at that price.
There were 250 primers per sleeve in the small rifle primers and 150 per sleeve in the large rifle primers.
I won't embarrass you with what I paid for them.
I picked them up when shooting a 6PPC. The primer pockets in the Norma cases were sloppy with CCI primers, and the slightly larger diameter Fioochi fit snugly, but deeper into the pockets.
I ended up using them exclusively for that rifle and later for a single shot 218Bee, because they were very consistent in burn rates with the powders I was using at the time. I've got about 1K left, and still use them in the Bee.
I wouldn't say they're more consistent than CCI, which are pretty hard to beat, but they're at least as good.
The large rifle primers gave me some issues when trying to use them in North American manufactured cases. They aren't quite as thick as NA made primers and again, slightly larger.
I had some issues with one of the match rifles. The firing pin had been ground for a specific depth, which was fine for CCI BR primers, but I did get a couple of unexpected FTFs with the Fioochi.
The slightly larger diameter was only an issue with Winchester cases, but Dominion and Norma cases were fine.
I found the Fioochi LR primers to be very consistent but slightly cooler burning than CCI, and they inconsistent velocities with W748 in GM Match cases for 308Win. When I switched to IMR4895, there weren't any issues, and velocities were very close between shots.
At today's prices, any good primers, most of us are familiar with, $20/100 is pretty much the going rate, before taxes.
Some of our banner sponsors, who you "should" be looking at, have them at that price.
