A couple of years ago I purchase a 45-110 Hartford model. Before it arrived I read as much as I could (a lot from this board), talked with the people at Buffalo Arms etc... Thought this would be a piece of cake and expected to shoot 1" groups at 100 yards out of the box. (That was my goal since this is a hunting gun.) After a couple hundred rounds of not being able to group on paper (and I mean I could not get two shots to hit paper! We are talking 14"+ groups) I was about to put the darn thing up for sale and take my hat off to all the others that have success.
I finally listened to the advice of Sharpsman and changed my primers. What did I have to lose?? I had changed everything else several times. But what difference could something so small make?? A lot!! My first three shots, which were supposed to be my foulers, touched each other at 100 yds!! They are low, but now I can start to adjust the sights!! Fired 20 shots and did not use blow tube but three times and never had issue with loading and fouling!!! Maybe can use this hunting this year!!!
Thanks to Sharpsman, Redneck, and Kenny for their posts here on the 45-110. Cuts the learning curve down when I listen!!
Stillwater
Primers are primers are primers....Right???
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Yes, do tell.
I have been using Federal 215 large rifle primers, but have a couple hundred Magnum primers on hand. I've been able to get 2-3" at 100 yards with fliers...
... but that's with a new bullet, and only one load. I'm going to try a couple more charge weights and test, then try loads with Magnum primers and see what the difference is.
I have been using Federal 215 large rifle primers, but have a couple hundred Magnum primers on hand. I've been able to get 2-3" at 100 yards with fliers...
... but that's with a new bullet, and only one load. I'm going to try a couple more charge weights and test, then try loads with Magnum primers and see what the difference is.
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I first started using Federal215M Large rifle magnum primers. A friend of mine uses these with Goex, but in a cartridge that uses less powder (45-70 I think). I figured that if it worked for him, and mine uses even more powder, they must be the ones for me. After getting advise from Sharpsman (who said he got it from Kenny W.) I went away from the magnum primer to a WLR primer. I am a believer now!!
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Primers are primers!
Nope! Not in my opinion!! 
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Primers??
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Keep in mind that WHAT WORKS FOR ME....in my rifle....may not work well....in someone elses rifle! Thankfully...I don't know all there is to know....and I've got enough commonsense to listen to others that have had more experience in THIS GAME than I do!! If one doesn't have time to listen and try what others have suggested then...IMO...one shouldn't own one of these rifles!! 
Keep in mind that WHAT WORKS FOR ME....in my rifle....may not work well....in someone elses rifle! Thankfully...I don't know all there is to know....and I've got enough commonsense to listen to others that have had more experience in THIS GAME than I do!! If one doesn't have time to listen and try what others have suggested then...IMO...one shouldn't own one of these rifles!!