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I am truly a fan of CCI primers, but after my experimentations with BH-209 this summer I think that the Federal 209A might be the better primer it is certainly the stronger primer.

Here are some test results on different primers

Winchester 209ML ........................221 f.p.s.
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[/align]Winchester 209 Triple Seven ML.....244 f.p.s.
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[/align]Remington 209 Kleanbore ML ........318 f.p.s.
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[/align]Std. Winchester No. 209A ..............336 f.p.s.
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[/align]Std. Remington No. 209 .................341 f.p.s.
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[/align]Cheddite No. 209 ...........................347 f.p.s.
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[/align]Federal No. 209A ...........................381 f.p.s.[/align][/align]While the CCI-209M is not listed - I am pretty sure that the 209A is the hottest primer + structurally they stay together better ( the primer does not back out of the battery cup as easy) .... the 'problem' - the military uses these primers for their contract rounds... so they maybe hard to find in some locals...[/align]