Softest Small Pistol Primer?

[Spawn-Inc]

I just started loading a batch with Dominion. Anyone knows how they compare with the big 3?

I would put them in around winchester for hardness.

 

[corney]

Federal, by a wide margin. Also more sensitive priming compound.

Federal primers are the only one that fire when I run over them with the wheels on my chair in the loading room.

That would be an interesting reloading session!

 

[Suther]

This does not agree with what I have read.

Federal uses oversize packaging because they were early adopters of packaging they believed was going to become a new standard. When the new standard fell through they weren't going to bother changing back again.

My lee hand prime instructions state that the larger the packaging, the more likely to have a chain detonation.

 

[Ganderite]

My lee hand prime instructions state that the larger the packaging, the more likely to have a chain detonation.

I load only with a Lee Autoprime (hand primer). Only once, in 10's of thousands of primes has a primer fired in the hand primer (blew it to bits). It was a Federal large pistol primer. (Tried to seat it in a 45ACP case with a small primer pocket....)

 

[VanMan]

This does not agree with what I have read.

Federal uses oversize packaging because they were early adopters of packaging they believed was going to become a new standard. When the new standard fell through they weren't going to bother changing back again.

They should really think about changing back. Their packaging is ~3 times the size of their competitors, and while it may not affect their COGS very much, I'm sure the shipping costs to the retailers is a lot more expensive. Plus, they really take up a lot more storage space in my cupboards

 

[Spawn-Inc]

When i got into reloading i stayed away from federal just because of the massive packaging, even winchester's is to big. i do use federal for my revolver but i transfer the left overs to cci packaging.

 

[new210/22]

Federal, by a wide margin. Also more sensitive priming compound.

Federal primers are the only one that fire when I run over them with the wheels on my chair in the loading room.

Oh my god, I keep waiting for that to happen to me the first time.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

Oh my god, I keep waiting for that to happen to me the first time.

Get a lee loader and some federal primers and it will happen soon enough haha. I popped 2 cci primers that way in a 357 mag case.

 

[wasrupzuk]

Thanks guys. Gent at my local gun store said the federals were a hard primer, I've been pretty much a CCI guy but since I swapped out the springs in my Shadow 2 I've been getting a few misfires, thinking a softer primer would help until I get a lighter firing pin spring. Glad I don't have any wheels on my chair at the reloading bench, LOL's I'll take the WSP primer back and pickup the Federals.

Well known in revolver circles that Federal primers are the easiest to ignite (turn down your strain screw and misfires happen).
Also, on a Shadow the 13 pound hammer spring with the extended (not lightened) firing pin is the reliable ticket, mine is 100% with any primer I've tried (several).

 

[johhny12gauge]

Does anyone know places in ON which carry Fed primers.....I havn't shot my Tangfo in 2 years reliably due to having only Dominion Primers on hand!
My Tangfo wants to join it's brothers at the range.

 

[bsand]

Well known in revolver circles that Federal primers are the easiest to ignite (turn down your strain screw and misfires happen).
Also, on a Shadow the 13 pound hammer spring with the extended (not lightened) firing pin is the reliable ticket, mine is 100% with any primer I've tried (several).

I've went to 11.5# and am 100% reliable with federal rifle primers. I've only tried CCI/Speer lawman and federal factory ammo but extended firing pin and reduced power firingpin spring is 100%.

 

[4n2t0]

I bought 1K of Federal SPP from Epps a month ago but I jumped all over the deal Western Metals had recently on Fiocchi SPP (15K). I love me some Fiocchi primers.