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A post above mentioned some recommended primers and I had asked if there was a way of knowing what primers my ammo has. There are very limited choices in the .38 special right now. I bought the hornady 158 grain defense rounds. Anyone know the primers it uses?


And thanks for all the advice... Everyone.

As a rule of thumb the primers used by a particular ammunition manufacturer are the same brand as the ammo. CCI is a major manufacturer of OEM primers a lot of the boutique ammo companies use CCI as do many of the remanufacturing companies. Since Hornady ,to my knowledge, does not make primers, my best guess is they use CCI primers.

eta: After an online search I learned this, Hornady contracts their ammunition manufacturing. Not all of their ammo is loaded by the same company. Some of the manufacturers that load ammo for Hornady are S&B, PPU, and Armscor. All make good ammo, but, I think I would rather stick with something I know is domestically produced like Federal, Speer, Winchester, Remington, CorBon, or Black Hills.

If this is a carry gun, be sure the gun is 100% with your chosen carry ammo after changing the springs. A snubby is a "bad breath distance" gun so, a heavy trigger won't effect accuracy all that much. There is nothing worse than to pull the trigger expecting a bang and getting a click. If that click happens during a deadly force situation it may be your last one.