Federal 215M primers

[Hunter66654]

Since you can't find any Federal 215M primers (at least I can't) anymore what are you switching to that you can find for a 300 WSM?
Thanks

 

[B23]

I don't see many Fed 215's, either "M" or standard, but I've noticed a lot of places having CCI 250 primers in stock and I know quite a few guys that actually prefer them over the 215 or 215M.

 

[jimbires]

I used the fed 215 or 215M primers for years . I bought which ever ones I could get from my local gun shop , never seen a difference in them . I haven't seen either of these for quite a while on the shelf here around home and I'm about out . I recently bought 1000 win large rifle mag primers " WLRM " to try . I figured I better get something here to use . at the time they were even sold out of the CCI large rifle mag primers "CCI250" . I'll get CCI250 primers when I find them , to try also . I have no problems with the CCI200 primers , so I'd say the CCI250 will be just fine .

 

[Gord0]

I'm running the CCI 250's because fed215's are unicorns in this area.

 

[RockyMtnMT]

WLRM is our go to primer.

Steve

 

[Dosh]

Per their website, Bruno has the 215 STD. primers in stock @ $34.95/1000. I've substituted the 215 STD for the 215M freely with no detectable difference.

 

[jimbires]

here are some for sale .

https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/federal-gm215-match-primers.192075/

 

[tbrice23]

Per their website, Bruno has the 215 STD. primers in stock @ $34.95/1000. I've substituted the 215 STD for the 215M freely with no detectable difference.

That is not a bad price, I'm shocked that Lester Bruno isn't selling these for $80.

 

[Barrelnut]

I don't use magnum primers in my 300 WSM. I use F210M. Lots of guys use large rife primers in the 300 WSM. I get lower ES with them. They work well because of the short cat case.
Just another option. Good luck.

 

[benchracer]

I am not using them in short, fat cases, but I have found the Winchester LRM primers to produce velocities virtually identical to the 215M in two of my rifles. Because the Winchesters are easier to obtain, I have begun to use them more frequently.

 

[drdool]

WLRM

 

[Deleted member 46119]

I stopped using magnum primers in my WSM and accuracy increased. I have a supply of 210Ms just for the WSM.

That's just me....

If you are having success with magnum primers and can't get 215Ms I would got o CCI or WLRM. I have used WLRM, Wolf Large Rifle Magnum, CCI 250 and something else I can't remember. I can tell the performance difference.

These article contains very helpful information:
http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/primers-and-pressure-analysis/
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com...tested-for-velocity-essd-group-size-and-more/
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/04/ultimate-large-rifle-primer-shoot-out-16-types-tested/

 

[bowkill02]

My local gun shop just had a brick of 215m's so I baught them. They did have several thousand cci 250's though.