Cci 400 vs br4

[FARMTOFIELD]

I went and bought 1000 small rifle primers today and when I got home I noticed I had picked up a mislabeled (price tag not box) box of cci br4. My question is, can I interchange them with my already proven cci 400 loads or use them for something else?

 

[DaveB]

Just like Federal 205 and 205M, the 400 and BR4 should be exactly alike. The difference is the BR4 are more consistent. Manufacturing processes have tighter controls.

I have never, since mid-1980's, had a Federal "M" primer fail. I am sure the CCI users will chime in with similar BRx experiences

So yes, the answer is they are interchangeable.

 

[mr.big]

in my testing the BR4 is more like the CCI450 than the 400,,,depending on what powder your using and in what caliber,,

just back off a little and load 5 and work up to your load,,you wont know for sure until you try it,,

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

I may just use these in my 204 because I haven't started development yet

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

in my testing the BR4 is more like the CCI450 than the 400,,,depending on what powder your using and in what caliber,,

just back off a little and load 5 and work up to your load,,you wont know for sure until you try it,,

It will be for 204, and 223 mostly benchmark powder

 

[mr.big]

with BM you probably wont see a difference,,if using ball powder you might,,