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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: C-Money on February 13, 2012, 11:13:37 AM

Title: 209 Primers
Post by: C-Money on February 13, 2012, 11:13:37 AM: Anyone have a chart listing how "hot" different 209 primers are? Looking for a list comparing Winchester, Remington, Fiocchi, CCI, Federal, ETC..... I got a good deal on some CCI's over the weekend and was wondering where they landed in a comparison. From what information I found, my load with Clay Dot is fine with CCI. I have been using Fiocchi the last few years, and Rem before that. I shot the CCI's and found no pressure issues.
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: AWS on February 14, 2012, 02:06:04 PM: Where did you find Fiocchis in WA, I'm looking for them or Rio primers. You might want to give Ballistic Products a call for the info on prime brisance.
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: C-Money on February 14, 2012, 05:58:35 PM: The last batch of Fiocchis I bought was from Rockys House of Guns in Wenatchee. They have since went out of business. You may try the Spokane Gun Club, sometimes they have Fiocchi.
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: Bigluke1981 on February 14, 2012, 06:08:12 PM: You can get both fiocchis and rio's from Connies www.conniescomponents.com
As far as a chart goes you may give the guys at three forks reloading in cle elum a call, they can prob dis something up for you.
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: C-Money on February 15, 2012, 10:22:46 AM: Unofficially, sounds like Federal is the hottest, followed by Fiocchi, WIN, & CCI being very similar, and REM being just behind.

I think I have seen Connies at the bigget ATA shoots, and I have seen the web page. Prices are pretty good, especially if you buy at the shoots!
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: wadu1 on June 04, 2012, 05:09:22 PM: This is a list I got from Hodgdon a few years ago about 209 Primer temperature.

Hottest to coldest.

Federal 209A
Chedditte
Remington
CCI 209 M
Winchester
CCI standard
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: seth30 on June 04, 2012, 05:22:45 PM: I am currently using cheddite primers for my steel shot, and have a 1000 federal primers to use as soon as they dry up. I have shot both with no complaints.
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: seth30 on June 04, 2012, 05:23:26 PM: I hear that fiochi are wider and will make the hull usuless for other primers once used, but I have not tested that theory myself.
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: Timberstalker on June 04, 2012, 05:28:29 PM: Quote from: seth30 on June 04, 2012, 05:23:26 PM
I hear that fiochi are wider and will make the hull usuless for other primers once used, but I have not tested that theory myself.

That is exaclty right. I learned that the hard way when I loaded a bunch of hulls from a friend who used Fiocchi primers. My Winchester primers fell out of the shell in my vest pocket when I was at a registered shoot in Moses Lake. :bash: :chuckle:
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: seth30 on June 04, 2012, 05:30:51 PM: Quote from: Timberstalker on June 04, 2012, 05:28:29 PM
Quote from: seth30 on June 04, 2012, 05:23:26 PM
I hear that fiochi are wider and will make the hull usuless for other primers once used, but I have not tested that theory myself.

That is exaclty right. I learned that the hard way when I loaded a bunch of hulls from a friend who used Fiocchi primers. My Winchester primers fell out of the shell in my vest pocket when I was at a registered shoot in Moses Lake. :bash: :chuckle:
Thanks I will make sure to stay away from them.
:tup:
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: Timberstalker on June 04, 2012, 05:51:31 PM: Quote from: seth30 on June 04, 2012, 05:30:51 PM
Quote from: Timberstalker on June 04, 2012, 05:28:29 PM
Quote from: seth30 on June 04, 2012, 05:23:26 PM
I hear that fiochi are wider and will make the hull usuless for other primers once used, but I have not tested that theory myself.

That is exaclty right. I learned that the hard way when I loaded a bunch of hulls from a friend who used Fiocchi primers. My Winchester primers fell out of the shell in my vest pocket when I was at a registered shoot in Moses Lake. :bash: :chuckle:
Thanks I will make sure to stay away from them.
:tup:
There is nothing wrong with Fiocchi primers. Just know that winchesters are smaller diameter. I havent taken a mic to the other brands to figure out their diameter. I guess I am not that bored.
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: CP on June 07, 2012, 06:01:57 PM: Somebody was bored enough:
Title: Re: 209 Primers
Post by: Timberstalker on June 07, 2012, 08:25:40 PM: Wow thats a nice chart.