Thread: 223 on deer

Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

Just out of curiousity what primers are you guys using in your reloads 223

small rifle primers cause the other ones dont fit LOL......seriously it matters not a hoot,and in these times of shortages even less than that. use whatever you have got at hand,if you change brand,double check pressure and velocity by all means,but fifty quid to a knob of goat shit your poi and group size wont have changed enough to miss a deer at the sub 150 yard mark.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

small rifle primers cause the other ones dont fit LOL......seriously it matters not a hoot,and in these times of shortages even less than that. use whatever you have got at hand,if you change brand,double check pressure and velocity by all means,but fifty quid to a knob of goat shit your poi and group size wont have changed enough to miss a deer at the sub 150 yard mark.

Yeah I agree there, I have 4 different types of small rifle primers and have mix matched them several times. For 223 ranges I have not noticed any difference. Might have to check it if you were right on max load for your rifle but other than that just fire away.

Remington 7.5 supposed to be slightly harder and a bit more flash so more of a magnuim, better for the heavier projectiles.
I use them for everything and the big plus is they are cheap.