Originally Posted by
thndrchiken
Well of course Remington will push for you to use the more expensive primer, they make more money. Nosler, Lyman, Speer, Winchester, Hornady and Barnes make absolutely no reference to the need to use match grade primers in semi's. the white box CCI primers specifically #34 and #41 are made to military spec. Wow the things that uninformed people will fall for. I guess the 30 plus years that people have been using standard primers everyone was all wrong, as well as the biggest names in the industry.
How do you know they make more $ on the 7 1/2 then on the 6 1/2. The 7 1/2 are more expensive yes, but they also cost more to manufacture. Please post the cost analysis and profit margin for the two different types of primers in question.
Nosler, Lyman, Speer, Winchester, Hornady and Barnes make absolutely no reference to the need to use match grade primers in semi's.
They do make reference to primers with thicker cups though. Here is one example from Sierra.
Some makes may also utilize a thinner cup to guarantee reliability, although this is not always the case. The Remington 7 1/2 Benchrest primer, for example, uses a fairly thick cup. Sensitivity can become an issue here and may increase the risk of a slam-fire.
So, You go ahead and ignore the warnings of the Primer manufacturer, Bullet manufacturers and Powder manufactures. Shoot-em up, have fun. Just make sure you tell all your fellow shooters at the range to stand clear of you and your rifle.