Personally, I prefer Federal primers over say Winchester because the cup is softer (easier ignition). I switched from Federals to Winchester when reloading for my S&W 460 and immediately started having NF's something I never experienced with Federals.

Looking for the soft cup... Any other brands compare? Winchesters are not. If someone has a suggestion for a soft cup primer, I'd appreciate it. Would save me fiddling with various brands.

On pills, I only load Bergers (long gun) and Sierra and a smattering of A Frames (hand gun) anyway. Never bought any ELD's or whatever they are called and don't plan to. External ballistics on Bergers do fine for me, besides, I know Brian Litz so I have a certain dedication to Bergers.

At least propellants (for the most part) have become readily available again and the ;prices are down a bit as well. I go through a lot of H1000, Varget and Retumbo so availability is a good thing.