Russian Primers

[ButlerFord45]

At a gunshow today and the only small pistol primers in the building were Green and White box HMF russian KVB-9E primers.  Not having an abundance of faith in our Red neighbors, I only came home with a thousand.  Anyone have any experience/hints?

[necchi]

Havn't tried'm, don't shoot pistol,,but reveiws on another loaders forum are good, with a half-dozen fellers sayin they had no trouble

[ButlerFord45]

Thanks for the information, I feel better about loading a few now.

[Graybeard]

If they are Wolfe brand they seem to be good enough primers Bill. I picked up 5000 of them from Powder Valley when I couldn't find any other brand in the type I was needing. They are SR which will mostly be used in .223 ammo.

My primer of choice for that is CCI BR4 but they are impossible to find and cost double what standard CCI primers cost even if you can find them. I got them mail order with the hazmat fee so to keep the price reasonable went with 5000 of them and got some powder as well so the hazmat fee was spread out among the order.

When I am forced to switch from what I am used to I like to buy larger enough quantity to work up new loads and then still have plenty to load up a large supply of that ammo with them before having to switch again. For me 1000 is an absolute minimum I'll take of some new and odd primer I'm not used to.

I wound up having to get Federal SPM primers for loading .357 Mag as I wasn't able to get either the CCI or Winchester primers I normally use for that. I really hate the Federals as the box they pack them in just isn't very compatible with my Lee Auto Prime and sure is a hassle to put in it. Still I now have an adequate primer supply in both areas I had run low on.

[shot1]

Those are the same primers as sold under the Wolf brand name today. These were made before they started putting them under the Wolf name. These are really good primers. Just make sure you seat them firm against the bottom of the primer pocket. They seem to be just a little bit harder to seat firm than something like WW or CCI. Many bench rest and other target shooters are using this companies primers because they are getting the best accuracy out of them.

[ButlerFord45]

Bill, these are a white box with green and red print "HEAVY METAL FREE"  green circle with a vertical bar over a red M  and HMF below it.   On the back side of the individual boxes is "Murom apparatus producing plant. Made in Russia"
shot1 commented that they are infact "Wolf" primers,  and I thank him for that info!  On the suggestions gathered from GBO, I ordered 5M Wolf from Powder Valley and I too will remember who kept there prices down.
I understand about a minimum of 1000, with my luck it would be the best load I ever shot and couldn't find any more of that component!   I'm not hurting on primers but I did find that I was/am low on small pistol primers.  I purchased 2k once fired pieces of brassfrom a fellow in the Classifieds (as soon as I can get to the PO for a MO for him) and while digging in the primer locker I had only a thousand left!!   I thought I was caught up on 38's for a while but was getting out the 357 I found another coffee can of 38 so it's back to casting to get another 2500 38's loaded.   Spring's comming and I sure don't want to be in the basement loading when I could be outside shooting.  I tell ya, a wife, a daughter, 3 daughters-in-law and 2 grandkids big enough to shoot can burn up a BUNCH of 38's in no time at all!  LOL

I thank ya'll for the help and info.

BF