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    What are these primers for?

    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
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    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

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

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

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    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

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