Primers for small pistol

Hey all,
I am trying to lighten up the hammer spring on my PPC revolver. And I will need to use softer primers. I can get CCI, Federal and a couple other brands. I do understand that CCI are about the hardest. What about other brands?

Thanks

Royce

rhyno01 wrote:Hey all,
I am trying to lighten up the hammer spring on my PPC revolver. And I will need to use softer primers. I can get CCI, Federal and a couple other brands. I do understand that CCI are about the hardest. What about other brands?

Thanks

Royce

Federal was the preferred primer at one time in PPC revolvers..

Jerry Keefer wrote:

rhyno01 wrote:Hey all,
I am trying to lighten up the hammer spring on my PPC revolver. And I will need to use softer primers. I can get CCI, Federal and a couple other brands. I do understand that CCI are about the hardest. What about other brands?

Thanks

Royce

Federal was the preferred primer at one time in PPC revolvers..

In Michigan, it still is. Although, I've heard, 4th person rumor, Winchester has softened theirs up.

What are you doing to lighten the trigger pull? One misfire in 150 will cost you a match.

james r chapman wrote:

Jerry Keefer wrote:

rhyno01 wrote:Hey all,
I am trying to lighten up the hammer spring on my PPC revolver. And I will need to use softer primers. I can get CCI, Federal and a couple other brands. I do understand that CCI are about the hardest. What about other brands?

Thanks

Royce

Federal was the preferred primer at one time in PPC revolvers..

In Michigan, it still is. Although, I've heard, 4th person rumor, Winchester has softened theirs up.

What are you doing to lighten the trigger pull? One misfire in 150 will cost you a match.

I used this gun for bullseye so the trigger has had lots of work. I am lowering the hammer spring weight. I have some Sellier Bellot primers. Where do they rate?
Royce

When revolvers with action jobs were all that was used in action pistol federal primers were the primer of choice, they were the only ones that went off every time. Bobed hammers and always double action.
Tom Ginovsky

rhyne, in BE, you get to shoot SA, in PPC, not so much. I'd stay with the Federals, My experience with Euro stuff is it's hard...

rhyno01 wrote:

I used this gun for bullseye so the trigger has had lots of work. I am lowering the hammer spring weight. Royce

Royce
I refrain from lowering the hammer spring tension. There are other ways to achieve a smooth easy pull. The inside of a S&W revolver has many areas of opportunity to adjust by squaring, machining and polishing.

Thanks for all the info guys!

Royce

rhyno01 wrote:

james r chapman wrote:

Jerry Keefer wrote:

rhyno01 wrote:Hey all,
I am trying to lighten up the hammer spring on my PPC revolver. And I will need to use softer primers. I can get CCI, Federal and a couple other brands. I do understand that CCI are about the hardest. What about other brands?

Thanks

Royce

Federal was the preferred primer at one time in PPC revolvers..

In Michigan, it still is. Although, I've heard, 4th person rumor, Winchester has softened theirs up.

What are you doing to lighten the trigger pull? One misfire in 150 will cost you a match.

I used this gun for bullseye so the trigger has had lots of work. I am lowering the hammer spring weight. I have some Sellier Bellot primers. Where do they rate?
Royce

Royce--The S&B primers in their box ammo are the absolute hardest ones on the market in my opinion.  I used them to test self defense 9mm guns.  If the gun will light off the S&B primer, the hammer spring is plenty heavy to light off any load a person might find to use.  Takes a hammer spring at least 2 lb/in heavier than anything else, at least in a semi-auto.

Joe

+1 for Federal.