actually I went on a campaign to acquire all the components I would ever need, starting six or seven years ago. I tried some Wolf primers and they were okay, but I seemed to have a misfire about 1/100. All the Wolf are gone now and it's Federal and Winchester from here on out.
Always used Winchester until the big shortage of 08. Then I picked up some Remington Match for Small Rifle and some CCI small Pistol.
I use Winchesters for pistol & rifle, CCIs for auto-loaders, and Federal 215s for the Magnums.
I use Fed Match in LP and LR because I found them where an employee put them on the shelf at cost. I inquired and they were happy to find out so I got mine and they re-priced I think.
Anyway Rem 7 1/2 BR 'cause they were available less than Win and CCI for small pistol. Believe it or not the CCI's were on sale I think $25.99. I could NOT pass that one up. They only let me buy one though. <sadness>
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |