#4 - I generally use CCI primers. Recently, I resurected some 25 year old Remington primers - they have been treating me well . . but I only had 1000 of them left. :( 

On the odd occasion,over the last couple of seasons, I have used Winchester primers with good results. My experience with Fed. primers is that they allow enough gas leakage to quickly cut a ring in the bolt face - I hate THAT.

If Al keeps spying on BIG MIKE, it's gonna cause some trouble! ;)

Keep 'em on the X! R.G.