Best small primers for revolver

I have 1k Winchester spp left then I have Federal Match. The Winchesters have never let me down in my M14’s but I’ve always heard/read that the Federals are even better. Save these Winchesters for revolver or use them up and move on to Federal?

My limited understanding is that Federal primers have slightly softer primer cups so you can use lighter trigger springs on a revolvers.  That being said my Model 27 has a reasonably light trigger pull both DA and SA and I have used CCI, Rem and Win primers as well as Fiochi brand primers and they all worked fine.

Test the federal and see if they perform to your expectations for your particular needs. In my experience primers are a great example of "If it works, it works. Don't over think it"

My Keefer Custom S&W 10-6 PPC gun is 100% with Federal gm match primers. However, it does have a mis-fire rate with CCI primers. The consensus of the shooters at my club that shoot tuned revolvers in the Da mode is to use Federal primers.

Soft to hard shells... Federal, Remmington, CCI, S&B then Winchester. TulAmmo aint bad either.
Double action rapid fire will tell the story.

My experience has been the same as Dan's, Federal is the way to go for revolvers with an action job.

Federals

I have some Remingtons and they are supposed to be good too. Win P I have loaded 1000's and only 1 or 2 light hits with progressively loaded ammo. 

If you hand prime my guess you will never have a problem with most any US made primer.

Thanks everyone. As suggested I’m going to load up a 100 of the Federal just to be sure then likely finish of the Winchesters. I got my DR badge in 2 yrs with the Winchesters with never a light strike. Loaded on a 550.  But haven’t seen any for sale in a while. Federal it is.

orpheoet wrote:Thanks everyone. As suggested I’m going to load up a 100 of the Federal just to be sure then likely finish of the Winchesters. I got my DR badge in 2 yrs with the Winchesters with never a light strike. Loaded on a 550.  But haven’t seen any for sale in a while. Federal it is.

My 14 has been worked over and really has no issues with light strikes but my 625 hates double action with Winchesters.

S.A, most anything goes bang.
D.A, I’d use Federals

orpheoet wrote:I have 1k Winchester spp left then I have Federal Match. The Winchesters have never let me down in my M14’s but I’ve always heard/read that the Federals are even better. Save these Winchesters for revolver or use them up and move on to Federal?

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You're discussing primer hardness which can be adjusted for by turning in/ out strain screw. 

What I found a couple decades ago was that Federal Gold Medal Match primers did tighten groups in both my Tanaka and Davis Wind Master PPC (DAO) revolvers beyond 25 yards. 

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