Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Supplies...or lack thereof
Dan W:
It is common knowledge that many firearms have a problem igniting Winchester primers. I have personally had 20-30 failures in shotshells of the Winchester 209.
I quit them all together at that point.
I have fired over 30,000 Cheddite primers without a failure in 12 gauge since.
I have fired over 20,000 Federal small and large pistol primers without a single failure in Glock pistols.
I you have an issue with Federal shotshells, it would be the opposite of your description, as the Federal 209A primer is generally recognized as the hottest 209 sized primer made.
All of my Winchester 209 failures were back a while, but as you may know, in competition shotgunning, one miss and you are done.
rugermanx:
Gotta shoot alot of targets to overcome a miss. Esp. in competition. Never have I had a problem with Win 209 primers. Had one fed not go boom and dropped them to prevent future problems. Never shot a Cheddite. Haven't shot nearly as many reloads as you, just going off the limited experience that I have.
kickcam:
I have shot over 15,000 winchester 209's in 12 ga. and have not had any misfires or lack of fire. I just bought a case of the chedite primers to try. Hopefully they work as well or better. Lack of Boom is not good.
Dan W:
I had used a lot of Win 209's too, and I was mighty disappointed when I had troubles. The Cheddites have been very good for me. Fortunately, I use Hodgdon International Clays for trap loads, and years ago they had some data for the Cheddites published.
I got a few loads that have been very good for me in 1oz , 1 1/8th oz, both light for 16's and heavy for handicap yardage.
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