6.5 Creedmoor Small Primer for Hunting

[USAFRet]

I get brass from the local range and I got about 100 Federal with small primer pockets. Reckon from Gold Medal Match. If I use these for hunting, should I go with a small magnum primer or will a regular small primer suffice? Using H4350 mostly and hunting in NC. Thanks.

 

[Eric H]

Go with what you have a lot of. I'm running the 450s with Barnes 127Gr bullets.

 

[USAFRet]

Go with what you have a lot of. I'm running the 450s with Barnes 127Gr bullets.

The majority of mine are CCI-400. Doing testing on 120-130 grain soft points.

 

[Rick Richard]

I use CCI 450 in my 6.5X47 with great results.

 

[Eric H]

Doesn't take much to produce an accurate load with that cartridge.

 

[USAFRet]

Doesn't take much to produce an accurate load with that cartridge.

I just want to make sure I don't have any ignition issues at 20 degrees in a deer blind.

 

[Eric H]

Can't wait since this with be first time hunting with a suppressor.

 

[USAFRet]

Can't wait since this with be first time hunting with a suppressor.

Same here.

 

[VinceMule]

I don't know how many firings you will get with the federal, sounds cheap enough!

 

[USAFRet]

I don't know how many firings you will get with the federal, sounds cheap enough!

It's from the Gold Medal Match. I would assume it is decent brass, but I could be wrong. I was thinking about setting it back and running with some of my Norma fired brass.

 

[Eric H]

Found some Lapua I had stashed away and glad I found them. Also have some Prime brass ai acquired before they kinda went by the wayside.

 

[THE SHADOW]

I use cci 450 135 Berger with h4350 lapua brass and it works great

 

[USAFRet]

So, sounds like I need small magnum primers.

 

[AkleyFan]

I use the CCI 450 in my SRP 6.5CM brass with the 127gr LRX on top of StaBall 6.5 - it's a fantastic combo.