Primers

[wapiti16b]

Since Federal GMM large rifle primers are just about unobtainable ? , what primers do you use in their place to achieve similar load characteristics with the powder/bullet recipe that has proven to be THE ! best load for your application ?
CCI's seem to be more available but are they as good and if so are the BR's the primer of choice for precision loads ! and how will they effect a load that has proven exceptional with FED GMM 's ?
Thanks

 

[culater]

Regular fed 210 in the blue box. I found the their is no difference in performance between 210m box and the 210 just the price you pay. If you want to pay the $100 for the 210m be my guest.

 

[wapiti16b]

I use the blue box primers for my 300WM and they work just fine , but even the 210 blues are becoming hard to come by and I would never pay 100 per 1000 for any manufacturer . $$$ 54.00/1000 for CCI BR2 is hard enough to digest . I've always used Federals since I started re-loading 27 years ago with the exception of CCI's when I started loading for my AR .
Side note , why are the GMM s so scarce anyway ?

 

[427Cobra]

My Chronograph and targets tell me there is no differences in 210/210m 200/BR2, only my wallet can tell the difference.

 

[flyright]

Midway had the 210M's on sale for $39.99 with free hazmat shipping about a month ago - picked up 2000. Haven't checked lately.

 

[wapiti16b]

Gone ! no back order .

 

[FLIGHT762]

I mainly use Tula LRP and Federal 210's. If I couldn't get either, I would use CCI 200's, I've had good luck with them in the past. I would use them before using Winchester or Remington.

Winchester had a issue a couple of years ago with LRP primers piercing / flaming through the edges due to a manufacturing flaw. I won't go near them. A couple of my rifle bolts still have torch marks from them. I had the same issue years ago with Remington 91/2's.

But a couple hundred CCI 200's and try them out. You usually can find them locally.

 

[lightman]

CCI 200's have served me well for a long time. I switched to 210M, mostly because all of the bigger kids used them, and saw no improvement in my ammo. I will continue to use the 210M's that I have until they are gone and then its back to CCI.

 

[Ayoung1]

I've been using CCI br2 for a while now, I just switched to 210m because I picked up about 12k from Cabelas for $35 per 1k. I'll continue to use them as long as they are available just because they are cheaper than CCI be and work just as good.

 

[wapiti16b]

210/200 it is !

 

[ianagos]

I've heard sellior and belliot primers are good I bought a couple thousand in small rifle and large rifle to try. At $20 per thousand out the door I wasn't complaining. Cabelas has them. I personally think regular ccis are horrible and I won't pay for the brs. I like the federal but can never find 210m I have some 215m but I save those for the .338 lapua.