Wolf Small Rifle Magnum Primers? Good or fodder ?

[Laurie]

That shouldn't have been a factor then.

 

[Shifty6br]

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https://www.targetshooter.co.uk/?p=4151

note the increase in MVs when I loaded three of the 223 batches with Rem 7.5BRs instead of PMC (Murom) SRMs.

Interesting write up...thx for sharing!

 

[D-4297]

Just checked my "stash" and saw that I have 2,000 of these SRP's that I got from another member about two years ago . NO ! They are not for sale , and I'll test them for use at the F-TR Nationals later this year . If they can drop my SD lower than my current 6 using Rem 7-1/2's , they'll be in the box in October .

 

[Big Mc]

Long story short. My LGS is calling it quits despite my best efforts to give them all my money.
In a last hoorah, I paid 400 bucks for 20K Wolf Small Rifle Magnum Primers (SRMs) all the same lot (7-10 with a purple circle).
I really liked the large primers and their 22 cal match ammo but I have no experience with the SRM
primers. In a perfect world I would have time to mess around with them but life is busy.
Are these best left for 556 bulk loading or some 6 GT F class ?
I todays world I figured any primer on the shelf is a good primer.
Thank you

I have used them for years in my comp gun.Just about out. I will tell you seat them deeeep 1111 Tommy c

 

[searcher]

What @DHD says in post #9 - excellent performers and very 'tough'.

These are the Murom manufactured KVB-5,56 model which as the designation suggests were designed with 5.56 military applications in mind with a thick and very strong brass cup ('silver' nickel plated in my old PMC brand version). It uses the same mild explosive filling as the standard (soft copper cup) SR version (KVB-223).

They can be too mild for some powders especially in SRP versions of larger cartridges, so Murom introduced a slightly more aggressive brass cup colour version under the name SR223 (KVB-223M) a few years before supplies were cut off through trade sanctions.

While lots can vary a lot, my KVB - 223m primers shot lower velocity than their .223 SRP - also lower velocity than Rem 7 1/2.

All great primers. I loaded up on them both years back and will be sad if I ever run out of them.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Wolf srm are very good. They need to be hit hatd. Some actions with weak ignition will have hang fires

 

[searcher]

Wolf srm are very good. They need to be hit hatd. Some actions with weak ignition will have hang fires

Being a tighter fit into the primer pocket, important to get them fully seated. Erratic primer performance increases for those not fully seating, I believe.

 

[Shutstr8r]

Long story short. My LGS is calling it quits despite my best efforts to give them all my money.
In a last hoorah, I paid 400 bucks for 20K Wolf Small Rifle Magnum Primers (SRMs) all the same lot (7-10 with a purple circle).
I really liked the large primers and their 22 cal match ammo but I have no experience with the SRM
primers. In a perfect world I would have time to mess around with them but life is busy.
Are these best left for 556 bulk loading or some 6 GT F class ?
I todays world I figured any primer on the shelf is a good primer.
Thank you

They are absolutely junk. And you should send them all to me for safe disposal.

—Darrell

 

[Downhill]

I used to order them for my Service Rifle Team. 25,000 at a time yearly. $19.99 per 1,000 primers. If I had been smart, I would have doubled those orders and have plenty right now.

 

[TC260]

Around 2010, Wideners was selling them for $13/1k

 

[Syncrowave]

IME loading for 223 SRs, Russian Wolf (and Tula) SRMs are great! Buy all you can!