Aunt Jen Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Hello. The word I'd preculiously gotten, for reloading .45 Long Colt, for SASS, with 170 grain bullets, was to get FEDERAL primers. My local gun shop dies not have them, but has CCI large pistol no. 300 and WINCHESTER large pistol primers for standard or magnum loads. Ideas? What is best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrswanson1 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Between those two, I'd go Winchester. CCI has harder cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Winchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusta B. Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Winchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Winchester. 30 years of use have produced few issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Get as much of whatever you can. I run'em all with no issue in SASS ammo. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCatcher Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Get as much of whatever you can. I run'em all with no issue in SASS ammo. OLG Agree completely! Unless your gunsmith has lightened you hammer fall so much that it's borderline unreliable you will find negligible differences between them for non-maximum or non-precision reloads. I use Federal as a habit, but I've several bricks of Winchester and CCI around the bench as well. Shadow Catcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I prefer Federal of course, but CCI are my second choice. To this day, I have never had one fail to fire. I have had 6 Winchesters FTF out of the last 1000 I loaded up. Now that isn't much really, so perhaps that brick had a couple of bad apples. Still, when loading 45 colt with starline cases, I find that CCI fit a little easier in, whereas the Winchesters take more pressure to seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Ripley Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Winchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 As long as your hammers are not too light, either should be good. If you're guns are slicked up really light both of these can be trouble. Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Some guns are lightened to point of only igniting Federals on a consistent basis. I use Winchester primers and do not shoot any guns that will not fire factory ammo. CCI primers are believed to be the hardest of these three to ignite. I use them only for my 1911s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt Jen Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thank you, gentlemen. That helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Whichever brand is the cheaper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Personally I use Sellier and Bellot because they are cheap and go bang every time. I use Winchester when S and B are not available and they sometimes don't go bang. Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio Brazos Kid Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Were it me, I would just get 1 brick of the Winchesters. That will hold you over till you can get the Federals. Using Federals, you never have to worry about light hammer strikes, as they work with the lightest of hammer strikes. Additionally, I haven't had a FTF using Federals in the last 10,000 or do primers. RBK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I prefer CCIs. The only primers I have ever had difficulties with were Winchester LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BankRoll Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I used to think it didn't matter .... until I loaded up a bunch .38s with CCI primers and about 1 in 10 wouldn't pop in my '66 with a really light action. They all popped fine in my revolvers, even with lighter spring kits. Federals on the other hand ALWAYS pop in the '66. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I prefer CCIs. The only primers I have ever had difficulties with were Winchester LP. That's funny, I seem to have more difficulties with CCIs... in pistol cartridges; I get more deformed primers when seating them than any of the others... but, then, I do use them religiously for magnum rifle calibers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 That's funny, I seem to have more difficulties with CCIs... in pistol cartridges; I get more deformed primers when seating them than any of the others... but, then, I do use them religiously for magnum rifle calibers! I'm curious, is this for loading .38s or .45s? I keep hearing how bad CCI are and they are my go to primers these days. I shoot 45s and my Rugers have the long hunter spring kits in them. The only time the primers don't pop are with Winchesters. At least with my latest batch anyway. Could just be a fluke. Have never had a ftf with CCI large pistol primers and they seat so much better than Winchesters for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 When I was shooting N-SSA with my 1860 Henry in 44-40 I had an issue with Winchester primers. They would always fire but when I changed to Federals my accuracy improved. Since we don’t shoot 4 inch clay birds at 50 yards this my not be an issue in CAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm curious, is this for loading .38s or .45s? I keep hearing how bad CCI are and they are my go to primers these days. I shoot 45s and my Rugers have the long hunter spring kits in them. The only time the primers don't pop are with Winchesters. At least with my latest batch anyway. Could just be a fluke. Have never had a ftf with CCI large pistol primers and they seat so much better than Winchesters for me. Yup! My experience as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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