CCI Primers
 

I have been offered 1,000 CCI 209 primers. What should I know about them?





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They are about in the middle in terms of "Hotness",
http://www.armbrust.acf2.org/primersubs.htm.

Use 'em

Thanks very much John.

I would have accepted them as a gift anyhow, but would not have used them if advised not to.





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Hmm now I have to look - I have a low pressure load using them saved someplace

I don't reload 12's, do you have a load for 16's or should I not worry about using a "mid-range" CCI in place of the Winchester primers I'm using now?





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CCI primers are a bit hot for my liking

I'd reduce your powder charge a grain or so and use them. You can load up 5 or so and send them to Tom Armbruster for pressure testing. Cheap insurance for a nice vintage shotgun. Primers are cheap shotguns not so much.

You could always get a primer chambered training pistol and be all ready for Gracie's understudy

Look closely, standard CCI 209 primers are mild, comparable to Remington 209P. CCI 209M (Magnum) are a hot primer similar to Fed 209A. I have substituted CCI 209 for Win 209's in every imaginable load for many years without issues.

Same as Mr Brooks,I switch CCI and Win no problems, not as critical in a low pressure load. Just my 2c, worth what you paid for it.:)

i too am with pete only trouble i ever had if it was used in a tight primer hole just a little bit harded on use the hammer or press...have had this only to happen a few times...charlie

I have a few thousand CCI209's a few thousand WIN209's and almost a full 5000 sleeve of Remington 209STS primers . I tend to use whatever is OLDEST first and go from there .

I keep a few hundred CCI209M's but they're for my two inline smokepoles .

Sorry if my question moves us off topic, but I'd like to know more about Armbruster's pressure testing. Anyone have his address and any more information?

Tom Armbrust
Ballistic Research
1108 W. May Ave
McHenry, IL 60050-8918.
815.385.0037
E-mail - barbmiller49@yahoo.com

Primers tested by clay game reloaders CCI 209 1.46 tons psi /Winchester209 1.63 /Chaddite cx2000 1.71 Fioccie 616 1.81 / Uee G 1.82 /CCi 209M 1.83 /Martignoni 686 2.10 /Federal 209A 2.11 / Remington 209 2.12 . Best most consistent Chaddite cx2000. Worst CCi209. Stability listed in descending order ChadditeCx2000/ Mantignoni 686/ Federal 209A/Fiocchi616 / UEE-G / Remington209/ Winchester 209/ CCI 209M/ CCI 209 . Hope this helps.Michael.

Thank you, Paul. Now back to watching the Cardinals beat the Cubs.