Remington Primers

[Mzuri]

I have never used Remington primers before but my LGS has them for on sale at $20/1000. For some reason you don't see as much mention of them as CCI, Federal and Winchester. In general I use CCI and Win. Two of my revolvers, a pre-40 and a Dan Wesson, are prone to light strikes with the CCIs but seem to do fine with Winchester primers or factory ammo. I know the only way to answer this question definitively is to actually make some ammo and test it, but I won't be able to get to the range for a while because of the holidays and I am afraid that I might miss a chance to stock up on half price primers.

Does anyone have positive or negative experience with Remington primers? Any thoughts on whether they will be more Winchester- or CCI-like?

 

[alwslate]

I like Remington primers. In my area CCI and Winchester primers seem
to be much more available than Federal or Remington, don't know if it's
like that elsewhere. I buy Winchester mostly but the Remington LP is
my favorite primer for .45 AR and mid range .44 mag. I won't buy CCI
primers for any price because I find them to be very difficult to fully seat.

 

[snakeye]

Have never had any issues with Remington primers at all...run in all 14 of my 9mm and 40SWs. I wish I was close by to you I'd be happy to buy another 10 or 20 thousand...

 

[RDub]

Rem primers are ok. They are not one of the 'hottest' primers. They are more on the milder side. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.
I can use Rem 2½'s in 10mm and sneak up on faster loads with less pressure. I wouldn't hesitate to use them at all.

 

[WR Moore]

The Remington 7 1/2 benchrest primers are the bees knees for accurate loads where small rifle primers are indicated.

I've used the large rifle in .303 British & 06 loads with good results.

 

[Dieseltech56]

I love rem 7 1/2s when I need a small rifle primer for either 327 Federal or 454 Casull. These are very hard to find in my area so I grab them when I can.

 

[Rosco Shooter]

I've used Remington LP Primers when reloading 45 ACP, Remington SP Primers when loading 9mm Luger, and Remington LR Primers when loading 22-250. Never an issue.

Hope this helps.

 

[tjpopkin]

Nothing but good success with them.

 

[just plain joe]

I have used Remington Small Pistol and Large Pistol primers. No problems whatsoever.

I wish I could purchase them at that price.

 

[992B]

Remington Large Pistol primers are perfect for 44 Spl and 45 Colt when using Unique powder and heavy bullets. Extremely consistent. The 7-1/2 Small Rifle Primer is all I have used for over 40 years in 222 Remington, for which this primer was developed. Gary

 

[rg1]

I use Remington 2 1/2 LP primers in 45 ACP. In all my chrono tests they show a few fps more velocity than CCI's and equal or in some loads a little more velocity than Win LP. CCI LP primers always appears to be milder than RP 2 1/2's but CCI's velocities are very consistent. Unless you're shooting maximum loads they could be substituted. My main rifle primers are RP 7 1/2 small rifle and RP 9 1/2 large rifle. Never any problems with RP primers.

 

[kgpcr]

Outstanding primers. I have shot lots with no complaints

 

[Nevada Ed]

Harder to find then Federal.......
as good as win and cci..........

They will work well, if you can find them.

 

[ejjeff]

Good to go with Remington primers. What a deal!

 

[Marshal Kane]

That's a terrific price for Remington primers. I've used both large and small for reloading pistol ammunition and have never had a problem other than finding them a local gun stores. Should you run out of Remingtons, I'd also recommend CCI. Both brands are absolutely reliable and consistent. Icing on the cake is both brands clean up easily if you are one of the reloaders who clean primer pockets.

 

[mike campbell]

... are prone to light strikes with the CCIs but seem to do fine with Winchester primers or factory ammo. .
Does anyone have positive or negative experience with Remington primers? Any thoughts on whether they will be more Winchester- or CCI-like?

Don't be surprised if you have an issue. If not, then they will not be any different than any others.

Benchrest/varmint rifles that can put 5 shots under 1 inch at 200 yds will always have a primer preference.

Some shotgun primers have a tendency to pierce in some guns ... that erodes firing pins, leads to misfires and eventually a replaced firing pin..

If you have a bullseye pistol that will dump 10 into 1 inch at 50 yards, you can likely prove a primer preference. Pressure differences with primers in handguns are virtually nill. That's a good thing since virtually nobody can test it.

Even though John Doe has shot millions of rounds without a misfire, spotty ignition is not uncommon with certain primers in many handguns. For handguns, if they go bang every time, you're good to go. Remingtons at $20/K are as good as S&B at $20/K from Cabelas.

 

[robertrwalsh]

I hardly ever have used Remington primers, mostly because I can get
Winchester pretty cheap. I would, however, buy them at $20/1000 and use them very happily. I have had no complaints over the ones I have used.

 

[Rammer Jammer]

I've never had a problem with Remington primers.

At that price I'd stock up.

 

[nachogrande]

A PRIMER TEST REVIEW.

IDK how long ago the test was & not able to recall the source, BUT Remington primers threw the furthest flame (AT THAT TIME) which the review stated was more important than the temperature. Shooting hand guns off hand, I DON'T THINK primers matter much if at all. YMMV. I buy what I can find on the shelf, usually Winchester/CCI/Federal. For rifles I'd prefer match grade if I can find them.

 

[rockquarry]

The profile of a flame may not have much to do with primer effectiveness in a particular load. I've had good luck with virtually all pistol and rifle primers in the last fifty+ years of handloading. Usually in doing comparisons, there is little if any difference in accuracy, but velocity variances are often more noticeable, but this variance seldom affects much.

Doing comparisons is worth the trouble and small expense. A few times, I've found where a primer accounts for better accuracy, not a great deal better, but nonetheless measureable.

As an example, a few years ago I tested CCI-200 large rifle primers against Federal 210 Match large rifle primers in an accurate Remington 700 VS chambered in .308. Using a 168 grain match bullet, I was getting 100 yard group sizes about a quarter-inch smaller with the CCI primer using H4895 powder. I tried two other powders, Varget and Reloder 15 with the same results. No group was larger than about 3/4" or 7/8" with any powder, so a quarter-inch group size reduction was significant.