Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Which one's are softer - I know that Federal are the ones to get if one has put in some lighter springs, but I have some Wolf brand to try and have used only Winchester my whole life. GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I thought they were about the same. However I found the Wolf a very hard to seat primer. My arm & shoulder would be sore after a hundred rounds and my carpal tunnel started to come back! Have switched to Fed and won't use anything else now. CPK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Trampas, SASS # 55781 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Can't speak for Wolf primers, have never used them and won't, as Chili Pepper Kid said, I remember him saying that once at a shoot, if I can't find Winchester primers, I don't shoot, will only use Winchester primers or nothing at all, at one time Dillon didn't recommend Federals in their machines,being to soft and could blow up, don't know if that has changed or not, but know quite a few use them in the Dillon machines with no problems. All for now JD Trampas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I've used thousands of the Wolf small pistol primers. They are comparable to Winchester primers. Not too hard and not too soft. I like them cause they are cheap like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Gunner, got a lead hardness tester? I did a mass measuring of primers hardness but don't own any Wolf's. So can't give you the comparison. Alternative: Take a new primer of each, remove the anvil and Barium Nitrate. Load each primer into an empty case. Chamber each - pull the trigger. The primer with the deepest hit is the softest ... Bingo, you have the answer! Let us all know which one is the Winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefro, SASS#69420 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 You won't have any problem with Wolf primers. I've used thousands of them when the primer shortage hit, and they have all gone bang, all my guns have had action work. Good Luck Jefro Relax-Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Willy Dunkum, SASS # 61027 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I normally use only Federal primers, however I was recently low on supply and bought a 1000 Wolf large pistol primers. After seating 50 primers, I gave it up. They were some of the hardest seating primers I've used and I thought CCI was a bit hard. Out of the 50 Wolf primers, I had two failure to fire at a match. I won't use them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Flimshaw Sass# 73310 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 My problem with wolf was when I went to reload, the primer removal punch would punch out the middle of the primer and leave a ring of the primer with no center in it and no way to punch it out with the press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 You won't have any problem with Wolf primers. I've used thousands of them when the primer shortage hit, and they have all gone bang, all my guns have had action work. Good Luck Jefro Relax-Enjoy Thanks y'all...figured I'd use 'em seein' that I am at my last couple hundred of my Winchester's... Heard of some ingintion issues with the Wolf small pistol primers awhile back, but not the large pistol primers... GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Trampas, SASS # 55781 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Hey Gunner, just buy some more Winchester, they are plentiful now, no shortage, save the Wolf's for later down the road if there is another shortage, hope that don't happen. All for now JD Trampas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Hey Gunner, just buy some more Winchester, they are plentiful now, no shortage, save the Wolf's for later down the road if there is another shortage, hope that don't happen. All for now JD Trampas That's when I bought the Wolf's ...when that primer shortage happened (no Winnie's available) just after the 2008 election ... ...ah heck... GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Trampas, SASS # 55781 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I know what you mean, that is why I bought 10,000 primers to have on hand, still working on them, all Winchester, glad I did then, the prices went thru the roof in my area if you could find them, I'm talking around $50 for 1,000 and depends who had them, some places was even higher. All for now JD Trampas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Burns, SASS # 14226 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 During the shortage when nothing else was available, I some Wolf large pistol primers. They have worked fine in my Colts, M-92, M-73 and Spencer. A friend with a Taurus Judge has been having some issues with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I use CCI, Winchester and Federal primers -- depends on what's available. My guns have action jobs, yet I don't notice any difference. They all go bang and I've never had a failure to fire after many thousands of rounds. If you're worrying that much about primer hardness, you might want to consider that your hammer springs are too light or that there's something else needing adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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