Magtec primers. Are CCI worth twice the price?

[Alexj]

I nearly fell over at the shooting show found some fed small rifle primers thought I’ll have them until he said the price 250 a thou I said put em back

I saw that too, then I found another stand selling them at £150 ish. Slightly more pallatable.

 

[hw101]

I saw that too, then I found another stand selling them at £150 ish. Slightly more pallatable.

I had several duds from my first batch of magtec. I think about 4 from around 200 used.
My second batch has been flawless so far. I think I got a bad batch initially.

 

[billgatese30]

I've had the odd dud, but not many. Great SD on tbem though although they were quite tight to seat on new Lapua brass!

 

[Cyres]

The articles to read are Laurie's Small rifle primer reviews. 2017 . Just Google above and you will find the.
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[25 Sharps]

Several of my rifles don’t seem to like the magtech, failures to fire on more than one occasion from 3/4 rifles. Just about got through my first one 1000, with probably 7/8 failures. Have had others say they are hard. May be a batch issue.

Doesn’t mean I’ll stop using them but I am only using them for target loads, not for hunting.

 

[MidlandsPaperPuncher]

The price of primers in the US is falling. They are now available for around $50/1000 for some brands, according to contributors on the Reloading Podcast.
In the past the UK has about 6-8 months behind.

I want to think that the price will eventually drop to under £100/k for CCI given they're down to $55/k, but I'd bet we have a single importer and they'll just cackle and make money hand over fist on them.

 

[trickie]

I’ve had no issues with CCI or Magteck primers in srp, but they are a bit hard than CCI

 

[Hondachris]

The cost of the cci br primers is eye watering.
I have used some magtec and Federal recently without any issues.
(Have had problems with some hard primers in cbc ammunition)

 

[Rusty Gate]

So. As you have probably worked out, I am just getting into reloading.
I was lucky and managed to pick up 300 CCI 400 SRP at £10/100.
This has now jumped to £16.75/100.

Reviews of Magtec on here are varied, but I can pick them up locally at £8 /100 or £7.50 if I order through the club from Henry Cranks.

Are CCI really worth double?

Thanks, TD66

Reviews arre definitely mixed, just like the groups on paper!
Cheap for a reason & CCI not worth the extra money.
RWS are fantastic & well priced. Hopefully the Vit primers will make there way over sometime.

I used both with two different powders to develop a load. Magvtech were shocking with Vit & very average with RS. RWS grouped well with Vit & exceptional with RS