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Originally posted by SxS-boy:
In the last 12 years I have accumilated 87 shot bags behind my main 12ga reloader. @ 450 7/8oz loads per bag, that's alot of reloads. I freely exchange Win 209, CCI 209, Cheddite and Fiocchi without any worry. I have never used Remington primers simply because I've never seen any for sale. People have told me over the years that Rem 209's are a "colder" primer but that's only hear-say. Over the last few years I have tended to go with the Federal 209-A primers because they seem to get things going alot faster up here in the damp and cold Pacific N.W. And everything I read about them says that they are much "hotter" and loads should be loaded down accordingly. Realistically my target loads use moderate burning powder, American Select, Scot Royal-D, Solo 1000 with 7/8 charges of shot and I do not see any differance with reguards to pressure signs or hull life. My three Browning superposed and BT-99 guns are all still very tight and aren't showing any signs of shooting overloaded ammo. Once you start using the cheddite primers in a hull you need to stick with them as long as you load those hulls as they are slightly larger and the Win and CCI
& Fed primers will be loose is used after the Cheddites. Fiocchi's are larger as well. If you are loading turkey or goose loads or anything that iwould be considered "top of the scale" loads then you should adhere exactly to the listed load.
I hope some of this helps.

Joe