Opinion on Tula primers

[svxwilson]

I have been looking for quite some time for the CCI#34 primers. I have been using Remington #9 1/2 for my semi autos because it was the only stuff I could find at the time. What are your thoughts on Tula 7.62 NATO primers? I want to have a primer that is wider that the 9 1/2 and hotter. I have started some load development with some ball powders and have read I could benefit from a NATO or mag primer. I would like to stock one large rifle primer that would work best in my AR's and SCAR 17. I had good luck with varget and the 9 1/2 but very poor results from CFE223.
Powder valley always seems to have Tula primers in stock. That kind of concerns me? Are they any good? Downsides?

 

[Ultraman550]

Great primers. They're a little larger so it's helpful when you're getting up there in reloads and the primer pockets start expanding.

 

[M14 Shooter]

I know that the Wolf large rifle primers run on the cooler side.I think Tula are made at the same plant(Not sure how hot they run). For ball powder loads in cold weather I would use Rem 9 1/2 or Winchester they run on the hot side.Magnum primers will work as well.

Regards,Mike

 

[sawgunner2001]

I've been using them in my 223 blaster loads and they have worked flawlessly. I haven't done much chrono work with them, nor accuracy testing cause this ammo is shot mostly out of a 10.5" barrel at ranges less than 100 yds, but no slam fires or failures to fire yet at roughly 1000 rounds.

 

[usmc02xx]

ive used them quite a bit, never had any issues. especailly in autoloader kind of stuff.

 

[turbo54]

I rock Tula for everything from 45ACP to 338LM.

Work great.

 

[Twoboxer]

My total handload count is still under 10k rounds, but until Tula SPP I've never had a primer not fire. Bought 5k when they came available during the last year, and have used about 2k.

I've had 3 Tula SPP fail to fire given multiple opportunities; one in 45ACP in my S&W 1911, and two in 9mm in my CZ75B. I've also had 2 Tula SPP drop their anvils during or as a result of unloading them from a Hornady LnL AP primer tube. Spotted these odd little bits of metal in the primer tray, and went hunting.

My experience is just that . . . the experience of one person on one buy of one batch of 5k. And since I'm shooting paper uncontested, it's not a tragedy. But saving a few bucks per thousand . . . a few 10ths of a cent per round . . . just isn't worth it to me if there's another alternative available.

 

[gpz750]

I bought a few thousand small pistol primers when thats all I could find. Have loaded and shot close to 1 thousand so far. Every range outing I have had at least 5 out of 100 fail to fire first try. They all fired the second time thru. I have shot easily over 5k reloads with winchester and federal primers with no issues.

 

[rdinak]

My AR15 likes them

 

[broke_again]

Tula small pistol suck. You will get quite a few that fail to ignite. For small rifle and large rifle they are good to go.

 

[260shooter]

+1 on the small pistol primers from striker fired guns. My 1911's have no problem with them.

 

[Rob01]

No problems with the small pistol when using the right striker spring in a Glock. Use one that is too light and you will have problems but if you use a 5# in a Glock they will be fine.

 

[LRDD]

I used to be a primer snob till the crazy shit hit and you could not get what you want. I started using tula in my AR loads and they have been flawless, I will keep usining them even when or if stuff settles back in.

 

[260shooter]

I switched to a 6 LB Glock spring in my M&P and still have FTF.