Author Topic: Hotest primers? (Read 594 times)

tipiguy · « **on:** January 16, 2004, 02:42:23 AM »

Is there a common consensus as to which primers are the hotest or is it purely personal preference? Several people have told me that Federal are the hotest and softest. Others have said Winchester...

Has anyone been able to test them?

Thanks.
tipiguy

richp41 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2004, 05:21:22 AM »

Federal 215 primers are recommended for most of the magnum loads with slowest powders-- including Weatherby loads. That should be a pretty good indicator. Most manuals also list that primer at the top of the "hotness" listing. Rich P

Kragman71 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2004, 02:01:28 PM »

Every few years someone will run a test and post or print the results.
They never exactly agree.Manufacturing standards probably change over time.
The last one that I read,listed the Federal 215 as the hottest of the hot and the standard Remington as the gentlest.
Frank

Norwester · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2004, 10:35:10 PM »

Jack Crevalle · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2004, 04:07:12 AM »

Norwester · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2004, 11:35:39 AM »

Jack Crevalle · « **Reply #6 on:** January 18, 2004, 01:59:26 PM »

Norwester · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2004, 07:11:09 PM »

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Jack Crevalle · « **Reply #8 on:** January 19, 2004, 02:46:22 AM »

No, not off topic. Actually, I was wrong as well, his test is measuring energy not force but there's still no temperature component.