Remington primers

I hope that they are 7 1/2's not 6 1/2's. I think 6 1/2's are meant for 22 Hornet and the like.

I'm not sure about regular 7 1/2's, but the 7 1/2 Benchrest has a thicker cup than CCI 400's. I'm working thru a brick of those now and think they are great primers.

I've used a ton of large rifle 9 1/2's and like them alot too.

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7 1/2's will work fine.

I’ve used them a lot for my .223 loads with zero issues.

I started using CCI because my Lee Auto-Prime Instructions have no restrictions on them. I'll use others if I have to, but I don't buy 1000 lot bricks. I don't know if I'm a good enough shoot to tell much difference.

If they're still there when you go back, you better buy them

Can't talk about rifle but I have used several thousand of their small pistol primers and they were no different than CCI's primers that I could tell, including sticking on the de-priming pins in our de-priming dies.
So you should be right at home with them.
Grab them, they work as well as any of the top shelf primers work.

better get them before they are gone. they will work.

I've never had a problem in any metallic cartridge. Remington No. 10's fit my cap and balls from Walker Colt to 1860 & 1858 Colt and Remington. I like CCI's too but I have to use #12 for my Walker.

I've used many thousand Rem primers. CCI, too. In lean times you use what you can get. I still have some Federal I bought in Obama's 1st term. I might end up using them if the gun grabbers win.

I too found some Rem LLP recently, but only ever used Win and CCI. Everything I read says Rem primers are excellent. I FIFO my components, so I won't be using them until the end of next year, but it's good to know they'll be just fine.

I am a CCi guy myself but when I found the last case of Remington large magnum pistol primers on the shelf I grabbed them without a second thought. Now is not the time to be picky about who makes them.

splattergun said:

I still have some Federal I bought in Obama's 1st term.

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I still have and use Rem 7-1/2 Bench Rest primers from Carter's, wish I had more.

I have used them in the past with no issues. And as has already been said by others grab them while you can.

I have used Rem. 7 1/2 primers in my .222 Remington for over 30 years. Never had a problem.

I use Remington 7-1/2 primers in my 223 Remington and 204 Ruger ammunition. I do use some CCI and Winchester small rifle primers if I run out of Remington 7-1/2.

Remington 6-1/2 is not recommended for high pressure ammunition. If I remember correctly, it was originally developed for 222 Remington but was found to be not capable of handling the pressure. The 6-1/2 is good for something like 22 Hornet. It does not make sense why Remington still manufactures the 6-1/2 primers. But, hey, I'm not a marketing guru so what do I know on the subject.

I do not have any experience with Remington large rifle primers.

splattergun said: ↑
I still have some Federal I bought in Obama's 1st term

Clinton for me.

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Seriously?

Are we really going to get into a competition whereby we measure primer age by Presidency?

If so, I'll contribute. I bought primers during the the Ford Administration.

And my grandfather left me primers going back to the Roosevelt Administration.

I'm sure someone will be able to come along and turn up components that date from the Wilson Administration.

hdwhit said:

Seriously?

Are we really going to get into a competition whereby we measure primer age by Presidency?

If so, I'll contribute. I bought primers during the the Ford Administration.

And my grandfather left me primers going back to the Roosevelt Administration.

I'm sure someone will be able to come along and turn up components that date from the Wilson Administration.

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In I fact do, however they’re loaded in ammo... 1918 .45acp...

hdwhit said:

Seriously?

Are we really going to get into a competition whereby we measure primer age by Presidency?

If so, I'll contribute. I bought primers during the the Ford Administration.

And my grandfather left me primers going back to the Roosevelt Administration.

I'm sure someone will be able to come along and turn up components that date from the Wilson Administration.

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Believe it or not, my uncle found a cap and ball squirrel rifle hanging on nails above the inside of the door in the closet in an abandoned farmhouse in the early 1960's. It was loaded and had a cap on the nipple with the hammer on half cock. The lock was rusted enough that the hammer was frozen. He took it home and disassembled it using penetrating oil and great care.

Who knows how long that rifle had hung there?

I don't recall any ammo or component shortage in Gerald's presidency. I wasn't around in Wilson's, nor either Roosevelt, so I wouldn't know.

Poper said:

Believe it or not, my uncle found a cap and ball squirrel rifle hanging on nails above the inside of the door in the closet in an abandoned farmhouse in the early 1960's. It was loaded and had a cap on the nipple with the hammer on half cock. The lock was rusted enough that the hammer was frozen. He took it home and disassembled it using penetrating oil and great care.

Who knows how long that rifle had hung there?

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We have a winner!
now, if only I had known it was a competition before i 1st commented...

Main difference on rifle primers are the pressure curve will move a tad from one to the other requirements are to test a bit on each side of the node to re acquire the sweet spot.