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30 January 2011, 10:49

Fasteel

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I have loaded some for the hornet and tried small pistol primers with quite good groups at 100 yards.
What say you on the K Hornet? Stay with the SMP or go to the 205M primers? FS

30 January 2011, 12:57

montdoug

I'm a big fan of WSR primers in the Hornet based rounds I shoot. .22 Hornets, .22 K-Hornet and .17 Ackley Hornets. As we all know however they like what they like.

"If a man buys a rifle at a gun show and his wife doesn't know it"...Did he really buy a rifle?
Firearm Philosophy 101. montdoug

31 January 2011, 21:11

butchloc

i tried using small pistol primers and didn't see any improvement in using them. went back to small rifle

31 January 2011, 22:52

Gerry

quote:
As we all know however they like what they like.

quote:
i tried using small pistol primers and didn't see any improvement in using them. went back to small rifle

+2
Reminton 6 1/2.

01 February 2011, 01:01

Fasteel

Thanks fellas
As it happens I have a whole bunch of older Winchester 6 1/2 primers and some Rem 6 1/2 primers to choose from. FS

02 February 2011, 00:15

Stonecreek

I'm yet another who has chased the "Holey" Grail of pistol primers in the Hornet (and K-Hornet) and found no advantages over standard-force small rifle primers. About the only useful feature of the SP over the SR is that they usually have slightly thinner cups and therefore will warn you of approaching high (for the Hornet) pressures quicker than rifle primers.

I do advise sticking to the "standard" SR primers rather than the 'magnums' like the CCI 450 and Rem 7 1/2. There's just no need for extra flame in the little Hornet case.

02 February 2011, 07:02

Fasteel

quote:
Originally posted by Stonecreek:
I'm yet another who has chased the "Holey" Grail of pistol primers in the Hornet (and K-Hornet) and found no advantages over standard-force small rifle primers. About the only useful feature of the SP over the SR is that they usually have slightly thinner cups and therefore will warn you of approaching high (for the Hornet) pressures quicker than rifle primers.

Thanks Stoney. FS

I do advise sticking to the "standard" SR primers rather than the 'magnums' like the CCI 450 and Rem 7 1/2. There's just no need for extra flame in the little Hornet case.