What are these primers for?

[rayg]

I have a couple of 100 count packs of Winchester Staynless primers #116. The box doesn't say what they are for. They look like small pistol or rifle size. Ray

[Dan In Indiana]

Looked downstairs a bit ago, found an old pack of Winchester Staynless # 116 primers, had to look on the "edge" of the packet to find the info. They are Small Rifle Primers. HTH

OFC

[rayg]

Thanks Dan, there's nothing marked on the edge of the packets on mime, Ray

[Parashooter]

http://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/05/primers-1.gif

[rayg]

I see the chart is dated 1937. I wonder how old these primers are? Ray

[Parashooter]

Most of the Remington numbers used in 1937 remain the same today. Winchester went to letters just a few years ago. This borrowed listing seems fairly current, but I wouldn't categorize the Remington 7 1/2 as a "magnum" primer - Remington calls it "Small Rifle BR".

Small Pistol
Remington - 1 1/2
Federal - 100
Winchester - WSP
CCI - 500

Small Pistol Magnum
Remington - 5 1/2
Federal - 200
Winchester - WSPM
CCI - 550

Small Pistol Match
Federal - GM100M

Small Pistol Magnum Match
Federal - GM200M

Large Pistol
Remington - 2 1/2
Federal - 150
Winchester - WLP
CCI - 300

Large Pistol Magnum
Federal - 155
CCI - 350

Large Pistol Match
Federal - GM150M

Large Pistol Magnum Match
Federal - GM155M

Small Rifle
Remington - 6 1/2
Federal - 205
Winchester - WSR
CCI - 400

Small Rifle Magnum
Remington - 7 1/2
CCI - 450

Small Rifle BR/Match
Federal - GM205M
CCI - BR4

Small Rifle Semi-Auto MIL-SPEC
CCI - No. 41

Large Rifle
Remington - 9 1/2
Federal - 210
Winchester - WLR
CCI - 200

Large Rifle Magnum
Remington - 9 1/2M
Federal - 215
Winchester - WLRM
CCI - 250

Large Rifle BR/Match
Federal - GM210M
CCI - BR2

Large Rifle Magnum BR/Match
Federal - GM215M

Large Rifle Semi-Auto MIL-SPEC
CCI - No. 34

50 BMG
CCI - 35

Shotgun
Remington - 209
Federal - 209A
Winchester - W209
CCI - 209

Shotgun Magnum
CCI - 209M