What Primer To Use?

[tenwalker]

I am going to workup a load for my new 223 and need primer advice. Savage Target Action with a 26" krieger with a 1 in 12 twist, chamber, barrel work and action work by SSS. I will be using a 50gr. V-max with N-133 Vihtavouri to start with as a powder choice. Any thoughts on a primer choice?

[Uncle Jack]

What brass are you using and what are you looking for....accuracy? velocity?

uj

[pa hog]

Try some Wolf small rifle primers, herd good things I prefer CCI BR's in the 223

[tenwalker]

It is a Prairie Dog gun and using all new Rem. brass

[GaCop]

+1 on the CCI BR-4s.

[Uncle Jack]

.223.....Remington brass.....Ball powder?

+1 on the Wolf primers but I'd go with the SRMs. I use them almost exclusively now in the .223.

CCIs would be Okay also.

uj

[rjtfroggy]

Ten try some remington 7 1/2 I have used them and have pretty good luck. Nice clean complete burn using 24gr. imr4895.

[Tbob]

Note: If you use the wolfs, make dadgum sure you seat them fully. A lot of people(myself included) have experienced ftf's and hangfires with wolfs if great care isn't taken when seating.

[nova1194]

I only have experience with winchester and cci, of those 2 I prefer the cci, accuracy was the same with both of them, but the cci primers seem to handle the pressure of hotter loads better. I run H-335 and varget powders.

Mike