I bought 4k S&B primers from cabelas while at their store for 17.99 per 1k. I quickly did a search on them and feedback seemed OK. I finally got to test them today at EFGA. Out of 100 I had 3 that failed to fire. I put them in again and they went boom but I have never had this happen using CCI primers. They also chronoed an average of 40 ft per sec slower than the same loads using CCI primers..

I guess you get what you pay for.

S&B are harder than CCI

S&B are harder than CCI

might be but the primer strikes were solid and the PPQ has never had an issue like this before.

Can you fix the title? I mis-spelled "Small" 

Same brass?  Can you adjust the seating depth?  I have found some euro primers are not as "thick" and when seated .001 or .002 deeper work OK.  Just be careful doing it.

Same brass? Can you adjust the seating depth? I have found some euro primers are not as "thick" and when seated .001 or .002 deeper work OK. Just be careful doing it.

No. mixed headstamp range pickup.

Different seating depths. Very common. Adjust seating depth, or make sure of forward stroke when seating on progressive press.

I tried the S&B SPP when I could not find any other SPP and this was the only thing available at the time.  The guy at Cabelas recommended them and I figure I would give it a try at that price point.  So far, I've had no issues with the stuff.  I've probably ran thru over 10k of this stuff now between multiple guns.

Different seating depths. Very common. Adjust seating depth, or make sure of forward stroke when seating on progressive press.

Come to think of it.. my shell plate came loose during that run and I did have to reseat a couple of high primers.. visually they all looked OK but maybe those three were just a tiny bit high causing the issue.. I fixed the shell plate issue and will try again. If I can get the same results as DargZ then these primers would be a steal in today's market.

Yeah - mixed brass + the shell plate coming loose could do it.

 

I try to sort out all of my brass so I only load 1 brand at a time per run.

If I can get the same results as DargZ then these primers would be a steal in today's market.

 

Shhh...it's a secret.

 

Too bad they are still not $17.99 now though.  I go to my in laws every month and I usually pick up a few boxes every time I go but the prices have been creeping up on them but they are still a bargain.