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    Boolit Bub snipecg21's Avatar
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    Old primers ?

    I recently acquired a box of western, improved, non corrosive primers, in battery cups, for smokeless powder. These are No.3 primers. Anyone have any idea what these were for and age ?

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    Can you post a picture?

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    Battery cups are/were used to reload shotgun primers.

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    The internet says they are shotgun primers. I think they are pre 1950 primers.

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    I remember back in the 60's, reading about recharging shotgun primers by replacing the battery cup in the primer, using the anvil and outside cylinder. Was supposed to save a lot of money on shotgun primers but did require multiple steps to rebuild the primers.

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    I'm ignorant on this subject but love to learn new things. Any links?

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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