Fiocchi Primers - any experience with them?

[BNE]

A friend and I went to the local gun show this past weekend in Greenville SC.

We both were looking for primers and powder. Lots of tables had a few “bricks” of primers on their table. A lot of them looked like pretty old boxes. Those were all priced over $100 for 1000 primers. I took that as people just trying to take advantage of the component shortage.

We found a table selling Shooters World powder and they were selling Fiocchi small pistol primers. $105 for 1,500 primers. Looked like new production and was well packed. I picked up two boxes.

I have never heard of Fiocchi selling primers. Have any of you used them?

[lx2008]

i`ve used a lot of them in sp, smr...no problems.

[Rockindaddy]

Never tried Fiocchi primers. Have shot alot of Fiocchi ammo though. Works great! Don't see why their primers wouldn't be any good. Give us a report.

[Ed_Shot]

I shot K's of Fiocchi primers. Never had one fail to go bang.

[Soundguy]

I use them.. pretty much like the others said.. have shot lots of F ammo over the years.. and they go bang.

[Driver man]

Ive used them for years with no issues. I think they are tied up with Pardini.

[BNE]

Thanks guys. I assumed they would be good, just new to me.

[Finster101]

Used a bunch of them, especially back in the day when you could get them cheap. Zero problems out of them. Wish I had bought more.

[kevin c]

$70 per thousand is what you can get them for here on the left coast, though I’ve heard that availability, while improving, is still spotty (I haven’t been shooting much recently; still using old stock so no recent buys).

[steve urquell]

They flipped over in my Lee Pro1000 at an abnormal rate causing many primers seated upside down. I was glad to be done with the 1500 I had. Won't be buying more. I never had a problem with this with 4 other brands of primers.

[Driver man]

ive had one or two flip as well but nothing to get concerned about

[lancem]

Good to hear, this week I bought several K of the Large Rifle version, first LR primers I have seen in several years.

[groovy mike]

their 209 primers work just fine.

[wilecoyote]

Fiocchi works_
I prime as separated step only, with proper tools_

[frkelly74]

Working my way through some small rifle primers that I got as the Obama crunch was easing up. They do work seemingly well.

[BLAHUT]

I have shot lots of them; work great for me; LRM and LR

[Outer Rondacker]

Wish I could buy more like I used to by the create. Love them.

[avogunner]

Concur with others that said they are fine primers. I got a bunch of LR and SR at an estate sale 5 or so years ago (I'm still going through them) cheap! There was a bunch of guns and reloading stuff there but I'm guessing since they weren't CCI, Winchester, Fed, etc. they didn't draw the interest. Again, good primers and I'd love to find another score like that.
Semper Fi

[Soundguy]

They flipped over in my Lee Pro1000 at an abnormal rate causing many primers seated upside down. I was glad to be done with the 1500 I had. Won't be buying more. I never had a problem with this with 4 other brands of primers.

Remember..your pro 1000 specifies only CCI or REM primers... They put little tags all over it and in the directions...

[upnorthwis]

I've heard they're going to build a factory in the good ol USA.

[Txcowboy52]

That’s good news to me as well, I just loaded a hundred or so this evening myself. They seemed to load with no problem. I also heard they were going to build a factory here, can’t come soon enough.

[steve urquell]

Remember..your pro 1000 specifies only CCI or REM primers... They put little tags all over it and in the directions...
In these times of using what you can find that is no longer always possible. I have successfully used those 2 plus Win, S&B and Ginex. It just doesn't like Fiocchis.

[littlejack]

I was in Sportsman's Warehouse in Salem yesterday. They had thousands of Fiocchi Small Pistol Primers, and Small Rifle Primers. Buyer was allowed 10 boxes max, @10.99 per box. Figures out just over 73.25 per K. Not great, but not bad.

[Handloader109]

I was in Sportsman's Warehouse in Salem yesterday. They had thousands of Fiocchi Small Pistol Primers, and Small Rifle Primers. Buyer was allowed 10 boxes max, @10.99 per box. Figures out just over 73.25 per K. Not great, but not bad.Your math is wrong.... $10 99 per box is $109.99 per thousand. Not at all a great deal ....

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[steve urquell]

Your math is wrong.... $10 99 per box is $109.99 per thousand. Not at all a great deal ....

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No, his math is right. Fiocchi primers are packaged in 150ct per box.

[littlejack]

^^^^^^ What Steve said. ^^^^^^^