Stix wrote:Hi folks...
A fellow mentioned to me about using magnum primers for trailboss loads in rifle.
Ive done a little reading but im curious to know what you other Trailboss enthusiasts use & if these primers will make a difference in accuracy...?
I dod read from someone here (but on another forum) something about magnum primers giving TB a more even burn...
My 204 load that i poached from you Blade, is about an inch whether its at 8gn or up tp 10gn of TB, so i wonder if the primer will make a difference...?
Your thoughts &/experience would be greatly appreciated.
I use magnum primers in all LR brass, regardless of the powder. I don't buy any standard LR primers at all. I did do some load tests using LRM, LR and some thirty-year-old LR primers and saw no difference at all between them. I think they were 8x57mm but I'd have to check my log.
I don't use mag primers in any SR brass. If I had something that was larger-capacity in small primer I might try mag primers in it, like .308 Palma maybe.
I use the Win "Std and Mag" primers for pistol cartridges, but mainly just so they're different to avoid mixing them up with rifle primers - rifle primers give me light strikes in my PC rifles.
I've read that Trailboss prefers magnum primers, but I can't say that it makes any difference myself. I load TB in loads from completely full cases to a tiny amount floating in the bottom of the cases and they all seem to ignite just fine.
Never hurts to try different things in the quest for accuracy. For me, the TB load in the .204 is basically a .22WMR/Hornet load, for closer ranges, so I don't need half-MoA out of it. I keep 300+ of these loads on hand as I can shoot them all day long. The full-power .204 loads I would have less than 100 of each of several different loads with 24gn, 32gn and 39gn bullets.