Cheddite shotgun primers at Sportsmans Warehouse

[Go West]

I went to the Tucson SW to pick up a Ruger Max-9 @ $100 off and also found Cheddite shotgun primers in stock. I never tried them, but with quantities running low I picked up a 1K. I could have bought 2 boxes, but I bought some 9mm ammo instead. Now if they would just get some small pistol primers......

[St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905]

Cheddites work just fine. Never had a problem.  Used just like Winchester primers.

 

STL Suomi 

[Blackwater 53393]

Cheddite is top quality!!

[Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L]

On 10/2/2021 at 1:37 PM, Go West said:

I went to the Tucson SW to pick up a Ruger Max-9 @ $100 off and also found Cheddite shotgun primers in stock. I never tried them, but with quantities running low I picked up a 1K. I could have bought 2 boxes, but I bought some 9mm ammo instead. Now if they would just get some small pistol primers......

So how much were the shotgun primers?

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

At the Sportsman's in Phoenix they are $39.99.  Minus 5% for the veteran's discount.  Down the street the other store was asking $125.00!

[Go West]

$39.99 minus 5% for veteran's discount. Too bad you can't get pistol primers at that price....................................

[Yul Lose]

I’ve had very good luck with Cheddite SG primers.

[Kid Rich]

Picked up 2 bricks today at SW today in TN

kR

[J-BAR #18287]

I have heard that Cheddites are just a skosh bigger than Winchester 209s, and are difficult to seat completely in American made hulls.  I would appreciate comments from you folks on your experiences.

[TN Mongo, SASS #61450]

I love these primers!  I've been using for the last two years for my SKBs.  I have never had a problem loading them in Remington STS or Winchester AA hulls.

 

The wife and I picked up two bricks yesterday at our local Sportsmans. 

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

6 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

I have heard that Cheddites are just a skosh bigger than Winchester 209s, and are difficult to seat completely in American made hulls.  I would appreciate comments from you folks on your experiences.

Many reloaders that load a LOT more than cowboy shooters use Cheddites as a substitute for Winchester.  (Same size and flame characteristics.) Just to make sure I took a micrometer and measured some Winchesters and some primers from the current batch of Cheddites.  Within a couple of ten thousands +/- they are the same.  I just loaded a batch of cowboy ammo using Remington and Winchester hulls and they seated fine.  Fiocchi, RIO and other primers made primarily for reloading European hulls are a couple of thouands larger.  Once you put those in American hulls you cannot go back to American spec primers.

Edited October 6, 2021 by Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933

[Kid Rich]

I have no problems with Cheddites. As far as using primers that are somewhat larger, who cares. How many times do you reload a plastic sg hull? Its not like they are made of gold. Use em 3 or 4 times and then chuck em.

kR

[Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971]

Ballistic Products website shows Cheddite 209s in stock for $39.69/1,000, limit of 5,000 primers.  (Yes, I am opening an old thread but I bet someone needs shotgun primers.)

[Eyesa Horg]

On 10/6/2021 at 12:23 PM, J-BAR #18287 said:

I have heard that Cheddites are just a skosh bigger than Winchester 209s, and are difficult to seat completely in American made hulls.  I would appreciate comments from you folks on your experiences.

They are a skosh larger, but I haven't had any trouble seating them in STS hulls. Haven't tried going back to Winchester or Federal either. Every Chedite has gone bang!

[Chantry]

20 hours ago, Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 said:

Ballistic Products website shows Cheddite 209s in stock for $39.69/1,000, limit of 5,000 primers.  (Yes, I am opening an old thread but I bet someone needs shotgun primers.)

Ordered 5000 yesterday.  I've used cheddite hulls that came primed with no problems.  $39.69 pre covid was a good price for shotgun primers.  These days that's a great price.