Are Sellier & Bellot primers any good.

[Huntz]

Any body actually use them?Thanks ahead,Huntz

 

[lancetkenyon]

Better than nothing!

 

[Howland]

Perhaps even better than nothing.

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[smokey3]

Better than nothing!

I have some for back up just in case, never actually used them yet but I have read a couple of times that people actually liked them. I bought them at Cabelas's because they were cheap a couple years ago

 

[venatic]

I use the SR S&B primers in my Palma brass as they give the lowest ES/SD numbers. The best part is I paid under 20 bucks a 1000 for them.

 

[lilharcher]

Work perfect for me

 

[Hugnot]

Large or small rifle - top quality, Wish I bought more, like 2 years ago.

 

[CBH Australia]

Hell, I hope so. I have some SR Primers in S&B, we can still get gear in Australia at the moment.
Seller and Belott are the cheapest I could get.
I'm worried that ammo shortage you have will have an effect on Australia when the wholesalers try restock on American product.

 

[levers4life]

I've used them in small pistol & small rifle they have worked fine in my semi autos.... the price was right. I've never tried them for hunting or accuracy loads, just bulk ammo loading

 

[338 dude]

They work great for me in my 6.5 x 284 Norma I wish I could get more I'm down to my last 1700

 

[Okanogan]

I had an issue with them several years ago in sub-freezing temperatures with my 300 WM and RL26, using S&B LRM. They appeared to cause a sort of hang fire where I could here the firing pin strike and then the round go off. I think they are not as hot as the CCI 250s and Federal 215Ms. I had read some good things about them online from primer testing and the reportedly lower SDs they produced. As with most things, your experience and those of others may vary.

 

[Kendoist4162]

I have only used S&B primers in large/small pistol, but they work perfectly. They look well made as well with a sharper radius on the cup face/wall transition

 

[Rardoin]

They are fine primers and as good as Wolf/Tula/CCI. I tested them thoroughly. The are slightly larger in diameter than CCI/Fed and are really good when trying to get a few more firings out of brass with primer pockets starting to get a little on the loose side.

 

[del2les]

I've used quite a few of S&B primers, and they have worked very well.