Just picked up a load of Wolf primers (small pistol standard, and large pistol) and I am not a happy camper. The small pistol primers aren't seating properly in the .40 S&W cases on my 1050. where WW primers would seat slightly below the case head, I am lucky to get the Wolf primers level, with many slightly higher. I even cranked up the primer pocket swager to make sure that the pocket wasn't the problem. The diameter of the two brands is almost identical, so I think it must be overly hard cups. This reloading was done with a mix of brass and the problem could not be traced to one brand; it seemed to be completely random.
I tried some large pistol primer on my 550 loading .45 ACP. These primers seated with no problem which raises a question as to whether the Wolf primers are incompatible with the 1050. I plan to load some small pistol primed ammo on the 550 in the near future. After loading a quick run of 100 on the 550 to test the primers, I quit and began to replace my loading tools on their respective shelves. As I was replacing the primer flip tray, a little sparkle caught my eye. A couple of anvils were left in the tray. Great! I have a couple of duds and no way to ID them. Luckily this was practice ammo and I still have enough WW to load any match ammo I should need. Based on these experiences I don't think I'll be buying any Wolf primers in the future.
PS Other aggravations: each individual packet of 100 primers is sealed at each end with tape that must be cut before you can get at them.
Also, the boxes that contain 5000 primers have no identifying marks; you have to open each box to determine its contents. More reasons to dislike the Russians.
I tried some large pistol primer on my 550 loading .45 ACP. These primers seated with no problem which raises a question as to whether the Wolf primers are incompatible with the 1050. I plan to load some small pistol primed ammo on the 550 in the near future. After loading a quick run of 100 on the 550 to test the primers, I quit and began to replace my loading tools on their respective shelves. As I was replacing the primer flip tray, a little sparkle caught my eye. A couple of anvils were left in the tray. Great! I have a couple of duds and no way to ID them. Luckily this was practice ammo and I still have enough WW to load any match ammo I should need. Based on these experiences I don't think I'll be buying any Wolf primers in the future.
PS Other aggravations: each individual packet of 100 primers is sealed at each end with tape that must be cut before you can get at them.
Also, the boxes that contain 5000 primers have no identifying marks; you have to open each box to determine its contents. More reasons to dislike the Russians.