Winchester match grade pistol primer hardness

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Does anyone know if Winchester match grade pistol primers (USA Ready) are more or less sensitive than the regular Winchester small pistol primers. My revolvers will set off the regular but unreliable with CCI and want to avoid that again. I can get a good price and on the match ones at my LGS.

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Match grade just denotes a particularly consistent lot of primers. With a few exceptions they have the same thickness and sensitivity as their regular counterparts.
 
Moe said:
Does anyone know if Winchester match grade pistol primers (USA Ready) are more or less sensitive than the regular Winchester small pistol primers. My revolvers will set off the regular but unreliable with CCI and want to avoid that again. I can get a good price and on the match ones at my LGS.

Thanks
Moe
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While there is nothing wrong with them, CCIs are generally considered to be among the hardest of the commonly available commercial primers and Federals are the softest. Winchesters fall somewhere in the middle and should suffice for all but the lightest double action revolvers like tuned PPC guns.
 
I saw results of testing on primer cup hardness. Federal were actually harder than CCI AND Winchester. The priming compound Federal uses is more sensitive than the other manufacturers, making them easier to ignite.

Auggie D.
 
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