PMC primers

[ghostrider]

Has anyone tried PMC brand 'non-toxic' small pistol primers?

With primers still hard to come by I'm willing to try brands I've not used before (PMC, Wolf) if I can find them.

thanks.

[Oldgringo]

Once upon a time, I had a M-77 Ruger .22-250 that absolutely loved PMC factory loads above all others...if that's any indication of quality of the PMC brand. I wouldn't hesitate to use them for my small pistol reloading needs.

[ghostrider]

Thanks, I've used PMC ammo in the past without problem as well. However, none of it was 'non-toxic', so I know these primers contain a different compound.

I believe most 'standard' primers contain lead stephynate which is part of the source of airborne lead in indoor ranges.

[Oldgringo]

Thanks, I've used PMC ammo in the past without problem as well. However, none of it was 'non-toxic', so I know these primers contain a different compound.

I believe most 'standard' primers contain lead stephynate which is part of the source of airborne lead in indoor ranges.

I dunno' about all of that. My main concerns are:

1. they go bang
2. they are available
3. they are affordable

I grew up chewing on baby furniture and later toys that were coated with lead based paint and I'm still here.

[MoJo]

I don't know about PMC but I have used a boat load of Wolf primers - - - good stuff.

[ghostrider]

There's a long thread here that doesn't say a lot of good things about PMC primers:

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/lofiver ... 90320.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ghostrider]

I think I'll stick to Win/Rem/CCI/Federal primers (assuming I can find some...).

[chamberc]

I think I'll stick to Win/Rem/CCI/Federal primers (assuming I can find some...).

Found 1000 CCI small pistol primers at Cabela's yesterday... I saw them on the shelf and the guy working said, no we don't have any, and I said, what are those, and he said "wow, first I've seen in months".

[mdek]

Since you mentioned it, I can add that I've used a few thousand Wolf small pistol primers with not a single failure as of yet. The bonus is that they tend to be significantly cheaper than certain other brands.

[shooter4]

PMC primers should be as good as any other. They make lots of decent ammo. Wolf primers are GTG to and are preferred by some precision bench shooters.