Wolf Primers

[mnh2obuff]

I've been getting Wolf Small Pistol primers at my club and using them in my .38 and .357 reloads without a problem. When I use them in my 9mm reloads, I get about 10% no fires. I've put these in my Ruger Blackhawk convertable and they shot. Is there something about these primers that make them unreliable in my P95? I did run a box of factory CCI Bazers through the gun without a hitch.
Incidently, the factory loads were more accurate. Since I'm just starting out with the 9mm's I'm loading light. I am going to increase the loads to see if I can get closer to factory accuracy.

 

[Titegroups]

Sounds like it's the p95, weak spring? Gummed up firing pin? Just like anything else you will have to isolate the problem.

 

[Rule3]

Have you put the "misfires" back in the P95? Do they fire on a second strike?

If so maybe not seating them as deep as they can be? They are a little harder then some primers. I have had not problems with any 9mm or other small primer guns.

 

[SKS52]

Wolf primer the nickel plated ones especially are a tab bit harder than the copper or brass primers. If your pistol has a weak hammer spring or tendency for light primer strikes you will get an occasional FTF.

I had this issue in a Taurus M65 357 revolver so I just now use Fed and Win. primers for it. My Ruger BH 357/9mm convertible has a generous firing pin strike and eats anything I put through it.

On a side note the Wolf nickel plated LR and LRM primers are also hard they work well for applications where Mil-Spec primers are concerned in rifles with free floating firing pins but can cause some issues in rifles with weak primer strikes. My old Savage 30-30 pump doesn't like them at all but they work great in my SKS rifles and bolt guns.