9 1/2, 8 1/2 and 6 1/2 primers, What are they for?

[mikenbarb]

I got a bunch of old but NIB primers today and have numbers instead of standard sizing and wondering what they are for. Their old but new Remington UMC 9 1/2 and 6 1/2 size and they say Adapted to .30 caliber Goverment rifle cartridges on the 9 1/2 size box. Any ideas if their still ok to use? They say Non- corrosive/ Non- Mercuric on the box and also says Nickeled primers. They were stored for the last 40+ years in a house in wooden drawer. At the least I will have a nice bunch of mint condition old primer boxes.LOL.

[clodhopper]

6 1/2s are like standard small rifle but with a thinner cup.

[Pavogrande]

In 1960, remington 9 1/2 were stanard large rifle primers -- Win/western 6 1/2 are small pistol and win/western 8 1/2 are large rifle -- Should be good -- All non-mercuric, non corrosive. ---

[goon]

Odds are good that they will probably work too.
When I started reloading a few years back I found some old CCI small magnum handgun primers in my dad's shed. They'd been stored out there for about 30 years, heat and cold changes, humidity and all.
Every one of them worked fine.

[TG70]

In a similar vein, I have a couple of boxes of Winchester No. 116 primers. For reasons I can't recall I thought they were equivalent to large rifle primers. Can anyone confirm my idea about the primers?

Tom

[Pavogrande]

Win 116 are small rifle, #120 are large rifle, #111 are large pistol, and #108 are small pistol - #209 are battery cup shotgun for for win/western hulls --

[clodhopper]

In 1960, remington 9 1/2 were stanard large rifle primers -- Win/western 6 1/2 are small pistol and win/western 8 1/2 are large rifle -- Should be good -- All non-mercuric, non corrosive. ---

I have 3 cases of remington primers labled 6 1/2 small rifle. Do you have any more info remington primers Pavogrande?

[richbug]

I have 3 cases of remington primers labled 6 1/2 small rifle. Do you have any more info remington primers Pavogrande?


I just finished the last of my Remington 6 1/2's yesterday. The are a regular small rifle primer with a thinner than normal cup. The work great for 9mm in my carbine, I had some pierce in 223 rem though.

[TG70]

Win 116 are small rifle, #120 are large rifle, #111 are large pistol, and #108 are small pistol - #209 are battery cup shotgun for for win/western hulls --


Thank you, Pavogrande.

Tom

[madsenshooter]

Western 1 1/2s? What are they?

[Firebird]

Naramore's book lists Western 1 1/2 primers as a non-corrosive small pistol primer; but be careful as it lists a Western 1 1/2B primer as a mercuric primer intended for Black powder use only. Mercuric primers will weaken brass, so the brass should only be used once and then never reloaded.

[shotman]

who found this one from last year

[EDG]

Remington/UMC 6 1/2 are for .22 Hornet and .218 Bee..basically low pressure/small capacity small rifle primers.

[madsenshooter]

who found this one from last year

I'm from upper appalachia, and if we uns have a question about something someone was talkin bout long time ago, we goes ahead and asks it, don't matter how long ago it was.

[hpdrifter]

you uns keep ona askin them questions, caws theys some gud infomation hea.

[mikenbarb]

These are long gone now but they all still lit up the powder fine and I got some of the best accuracy from my Savage .223 with the Winchester 116's.:-D

[rmb721]

Rem 6 1/2 are for small rifle such as 22 Hornet, 218 bee, and 30 carbine.

Rem 7 1/2 are for small rifle such as 222, 222 mag, and 223.

[96wa6]

Hey, just found this thread;

I inherited a PILE of ancient primers, so thanks for the 'splainin'.

One I haven't seen mentioned is a "shotshell" primer that looks like a rifle primer. Are these for old brass shotshells?

96wa6

[acfarer]

I've got a box of thoes shotshell primers as well. I was sondering what theywere used for too.

Happy cows........

[Rocky Raab]

Yup, intended for brass shotshells. I'd be leery about using those. They might be either corrosive or of a quite different brissance than rifle primers.

[quack1]

They might be for "reloading " shotgun primers. There was a small tool that punched the actual primer part out of the battery cup and then seated the primer, that you guys have, into the battery cup to make a new live primer and then the whole thing was seated in the shotshell just like you would do with current shotshell primers. I dont know when they stopped being made, but I can remember them being used in the 50's.

[jcwit]

I've got some OLD Winchester Staynless Primers No. 115 primers in unopened boxes. Did open 1 box and the cup is the old type thats oval. I was told these date back to the '30/'40's.