Federal gold medal match small rifle vs federal small rifle primers
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They cost more, therefore they must shoot better! Maybe!
The word match is a marketing ploy! Think about all those match barrels. Have you ever seen anyone advertise their not match barrels?
Frank
The word match is a marketing ploy! Think about all those match barrels. Have you ever seen anyone advertise their not match barrels?
Frank
Mark M.
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Match primers have a thicker cup, and are definitely more consistent, resulting in better accuracy.
I've tried them both with several manufacturers
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butchlambert
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Sorry, that's not true in Federal's case. They are the same. The match primers pass an extra visual inspection only.
define "223 loads" a blasting ar or a custom target rifle ??
Coyotefurharvester
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Probably 1% have the equipment/ability to actually be able to shoot or test the difference. I'm not in the one percent.
Mark M.
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the about includes primer chart from this forum
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butchlambert
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I don't know what you are referring to on the chart. The 205 and 205M are identical. I speaking of no other primers.
BoydAllen
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Years ago, I called Federal and asked. What they told me was that within a given lot, that the regular 205s were probably as uniform as the 205Ms but that for the match primers they tried to hold more lot to lot consistency. What this means to me is that for the 205s when I change lots, I should probably look at doing a slight retune, if the application warrants it, which would be my tight neck duce bench gun, my 6PPC or my best 6BRA. For other rifles, I am pretty sure that a ground squirrel would not be able to tell the difference.
Mark M.
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I'm referring to the physical differences between the Fed. SR 200 and the 205M, the 205 is not listed
butchlambert
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I know that. Don't know anybody that uses the 200.
Mark M.
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After further research, Butch I stand corrected, I have learned something new today, thanks for your patience.
JEFFPPC
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A few years back I ventured into long range paper. I am not a chronograph guy but realizing the value of small ES I started to work at it. At the time I had 3 match rifles. All built on Pandas. A 6PPC, a 6.5x47, and a 6BRX. They all had ES in the middle teens. Without doing anything but changing primers I shot them with all the popular primers. They all remained in the teens. My primer of choice up until then had been CCI BR4s. I had never owned 205M or shot any. I tried all 3 rifles with them and they all went to single didgets. Coincidence, probably but they are all I have used ever since. The only big difference I have noticed in accuracy was in my hunting rifles in .280 with H4831. They were always a bit more accurate with magnum versions . Just my experiences. Just for the record, that game while teaching me some things did not excite me.
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jackieschmidt
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To answer the OP’s question, yes, in years past many Short Range Group and Score shooters have done head to head test with both.
If there is a difference, I darn sure can’t tell.
I recently traded two bricks of the 205 Match even for two bricks of regular 205’s because I didn’t want different types to use in my 6PPC and 30BR.
If there is a difference, I darn sure can’t tell.
I recently traded two bricks of the 205 Match even for two bricks of regular 205’s because I didn’t want different types to use in my 6PPC and 30BR.
I'm wondering why Fed 200 is in that chart. #200 is small magnum pistol primer. Comparing 200 to Fed 205 vs Fed 205M doesn't seem to make any sense to me.
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Jeff, I hope this was a typo: hunting rifles in .280 with H4198.
Never loaded for a 280, but 4198 would not even be on my radar!
Frank
Never loaded for a 280, but 4198 would not even be on my radar!
Frank
Unless they changed the specifications, the cup thickness on #205M (match primers) is .225 versus .019 for #200.
As far as "consistency", I cannot comment of that aspect since I've never used #200's.
However, I can say with confidence that I could detect no difference between Federal large rifle match primers versus their standard primers from a performance standpoint.
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