What 209 primers do you use?


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I've used Remmingtons and won't again as I had allot of missfires over two seasons. And I'm currently half way through a box of Winchesters and haven't had a glitch yet. Although I also switched to loose powder last season as apposed to cubes which I also used with the Remmingtons the previous two years. So the cubes are just as much to blame I'm sure.

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I've used Remmingtons and won't again as I had allot of missfires over two seasons. And I'm currently half way through a box of Winchesters and haven't had a glitch yet. Although I also switched to loose powder last season as apposed to cubes which I also used with the Remmingtons the previous two years. So the cubes are just as much to blame I'm sure.
SCRATCH THAT....I'M CURRENTLY USING FEDERAL PRIMERS....Not Winchester.
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I shoot the Federal 209A primers. In my gun (remington 700ml) I started out shooting colder primers. I think the Winchesters. I would literally hear a pop-boom everytime I shot. I switched to the hotter Federal Primers, and its just boom. The colder primers for some reason took a split second to ignite the powder in my gun. I don't remember if I was using loose powder, or pellets at that time. I currently shoot loose powder though, and it works great.

Most guns the primer doesn't make a huge difference. Many people prefer the colder primers because they typically leave less of a crud ring in your barrel. Some people claim the colder primers can be more accurate too, which is why many people convert back to the old #11's and such.

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