Any issues using Federal Primers?

[WildRose]

I've always CCI for the most part, but these days you have to use what you can find. Any reason to stay away from Federal? Thanks!

Federal and CCI are one company now and the primers all come off of the same assembly line.

 

[ATH]

The only negative of Federal primers is their needlessly bulky packaging.

 

[Quintus]

Federal and CCI are one company now and the primers all come off of the same assembly line.

That's interesting, I thought they kept the CCI production lines.

 

[WildRose]

That's interesting, I thought they kept the CCI production lines.

They did but as it was explained to me even before the buyout federal had CCI make their primers under contract.

 

[memtb]

I've used just about them all, but, for my serious hunting loads.....Federals exclusively! I'm not suggesting that something else wouldn't do as well, but many years ago hearing of great things about Federals .....I went to them and have zero complaints! memtb

 

[dblman]

I have been using CCI, Remington and Winchester off and on. But I have been using Federal primers in my 300 Win Mag for nearly 30 years and have never had a problem. I hope to find more Fed 215's before I open my last brick. I know they won't be $7.35 a brick like the ones I still use.

Cannot beat Federal primers, large or small.

 

[skipglo]

I've always CCI for the most part, but these days you have to use what you can find. Any reason to stay away from Federal? Thanks!

Stay as far away from them as possible.....even if you can't load for awhile....wait ....it's better not to put extra strain on the ONLY PRIMERS I buy!

 

[HANGum HIGH]

Yes, stay away from them! Last thing we need is someone else to compete with when they pop up for 1 minute at retailers....

 

[gvjm]

Most of my reloading manuals call for Federal primers. I buy them when I find them.

 

[birddog 68]

There's Federal 210's for sale in the reloading section! ….. better hurry

 

[sxssixteen]

I use Federal 205M, 210M, and 215 almost exclusively. Others are good, but these seem to perform best and most consistently.

 

[D$tring]

I've always CCI for the most part, but these days you have to use what you can find. Any reason to stay away from Federal? Thanks!

Just before the quarantine and the subsequent short supply of parts, I was trying to build up some primers and bullets. Cci were preferred, for storage reasons. All I could find were federal in good supply, so I bought several thousand. I have been super happy with them and due to the scarcity have used my left over stores of CCI to trade for bullets. I've not found much difference in them. I feel that Cci seem to have a tougher build, and federal a little softer. Not sure what that means in the overall scheme of things, but the federal take less pressure to get them totally seated in the pockets. One of my rifles is light striking and prefers the federal as well. You won't be disappointed. They are both consistent and both go boom.

 

[Methow Packer]

I've always CCI for the most part, but these days you have to use what you can find. Any reason to stay away from Federal? Thanks!

They are just as much a premium primer as CCI. Their match grade is hard to beat.

 

[Scooter 45ACP]

I've always CCI for the most part, but these days you have tod.

I've always CCI for the most part, but these days you have to use what you can find. Any reason to stay away from Federal? Thanks!

Yep it would save more for me I've been a fan for federal primers for years and it's the primer of choice especially with my striker fired pistol ammo, it's a little softer of thinner (whatever)and I just have fewer misfires with striker fired pistols but i also use it in all my rifle and shotgun ammo and have for several years, buy all of them you can get I don't think you'll be disappointed