Wolf Primers vs Federal

[SmokinJoe]

Don't think my question was answered in the previous threads. I would like to know how the Wolf/Tula Large Rifle Magnum primers compare to Federal 215/215M. Anybody got any experience with this?

 

[LVLAaron]

I know if you mention owning Wolf primers you'll get 10 PM's from people desperate to buy them from you.

 

[Steve Blair]

Don't think my question was answered in the previous threads. I would like to know how the Wolf/Tula Large Rifle Magnum primers compare to Federal 215/215M. Anybody got any experience with this?

Joe - My experience is that they compare more closely with CCI primers. Their SRM is almost identical to CCI 450 in my 6BR loads. Wolf/Tula LR are close to BR2. Their LRM is only slightly hotter than LR.

 

[SmokinJoe]

Thanks guys. I bought a sleeve of LRM years ago and have used them for various LR applications but never compared them head to head with Fed 215. Trying to get a 6-250AI and a 243AI sorted out to try some long prairie dog shots in the future.
Another question I forgot to ask is similar. How does the Wolf/Tula SR 556 primer compare to a CCI 450? I know that the SRM isn't really a magnum primer. Used those in my 30BR for awhile in place of 205M and they were about equal on the chrono. The 556 is supposed to be a hotter version by a little. Thinking of trying them in my Dasher and 6X47Lapua maybe.

 

[CJ6]

I can run a little hotter loads with the Tula SRMs vs The 450's and still have better SD's

 

[Steve Blair]

Joe - I use both Wolf/Tula SRM and KVB-5.56M and don't see much difference. Having said all that, I have developed fine loads with Russian, CCI and Fed primers. This is the first can I opened. I think the KVB-5.56M, LR and LRM are a couple cans down.

 

[SmokinJoe]

Thanks for the replies Steve. I know that I will need to do some chrono work at some point, just trying to get a feel from anyone who has compared. BTW, don't know that I would have posted that picture, now you will be the one everybody is after to sell them .

 

[rijndael]

I know if you mention owning Wolf primers you'll get 10 PM's from people desperate to buy them from you.

Really? If someone in VA wants a trade, I have LRMs. I don't have an affinity for them, so if it helps someone out, I'm happy to help.

 

[CJ6]

Wish you were closer.

 

[Laurie]

Both standard and 'Magnum' Russian LRs are 'mild', far less aggressive than the Fed 215.

Tests using 308 Win some years ago.

http://www.targetshooter.co.uk/?p=1471

PMC LR / Murom KVB-7 and PMC LRM / Murom KVB-7M are the same thing as Wolf LR/LRMs, different branding used in the European market when Russian primers were available. (Importation banned here too, now.)

 

[Dgd6mm]

I'd trade 10,000 Tula LRMP's for 10,000 SRMP's. FTF North Florida.