AR Match vs. WOLF SRM primers

[gaijin]

Looking at your groups I'd venture the Wolf primer group has the potential to be the accuracy load. Inclined to attribute the lone flier to "whatever".
Was distance 100 yds?

Are the Wolf SRM primers currently available anywhere? I checked a couple of the "usual places" that showed none in stock.
A SD of 6 is impressive.

[darr3239]

Mark mentioned in another post the Wolfs are no longer being imported for some reason. So for me and others it's a bummer.

[markm]

Looking at your groups I'd venture the Wolf primer group has the potential to be the accuracy load. Inclined to attribute the lone flier to "whatever".
Was distance 100 yds?

Yes. 100 yards. The WOLF load has shot 1/4" on good days. It's the standard load we run, and the baseline for the comparison. Everyone I know who has tried Russian primers has seen noteworthy reductions in S.D.

[jaholder]

Mark mentioned in another post the Wolfs are no longer being imported for some reason. So for me and others it's a bummer.

This is why i avoid using foreign made primers. Once you find one that works great they're gone. Even S&B primers that Cablea's carries at fire sale prices are hit and miss in availability.

[tommyrott]

fedarm.com has MTM primers available for sale on their website, 124.95 for 5,000 SRP. They also have small pistol, large pistol, and large rifle available. MTM is the manufacturer for wolf primers

[Pappabear]

Trying them is a good idea, problem is finding them. We and the Ruskies are not playing well in the primer market. I will say that I have a friend / Riflesmith that said Federal have the hottest primers by far. Giving higher velocities some times. But as consistent as Wolf and possible others.

[Pappabear]

The other take away that we have largely discounted is wind at 100 yards. Unless the wind was ripping, we took no notice. But when we inspected our target (with moderate wind) ALL the groups were blown left. Not huge but our vertical spread was half our horizontal. 6 different groups.

Note to self, pay attention to wind when shooting 223 at 100 yard groups. Thats why the Benchrest crazies follow the flags with intensity.

[darr3239]

MTM is the manufacturer for wolf primers

So the MTM primers are the same, similar, or comparable to the Wolf primers?

[markm]

So the MTM primers are the same, similar, or comparable to the Wolf primers?

No idea. $32 per thousand delivered for 5k of them is a little steep for a gamble. But if I had none, I'd try them.

[darr3239]

Just received this email from Fedarm Sales in response to my questions: "These primers are manufactured in Russia. We have OEM made primers for Wolf and Tulammo. These are the same primers they use."

Begs the question as to why these are available when the Wolfs aren't.

I guess the lower price of the Russian primers has gone away.