Large Primer 9mm

ThisIsMySig · July 23, 2012, 07:42 PM

Has anyone ever seen one? I've handloaded hundreds of 9mm and they have always had small primers.

frumious · July 23, 2012, 09:42 PM

Oh, no.

-cls

dacaur · July 24, 2012, 11:08 AM

never

Uncle Buck · July 24, 2012, 11:20 AM

Where did you find this one?

I know they did .45 ACP in small primers (Something about green components), but like you, have never heard of the large primer 9mm.

CowTowner · July 24, 2012, 01:33 PM

After looking at the picture, are you sure that isn't an 8mm Luger?
Looks fishy either way.

Vance · July 24, 2012, 07:42 PM

The case on the left is an 8mm Luger.

frumious · July 24, 2012, 10:14 PM

Well thank God.

-cls

ThisIsMySig · July 24, 2012, 10:51 PM

I know the one on the left looks like an 8, but it's not. It's a 9. In fact I just came across another one. This is range brass. Remington/Peters btw.

These pics are a bit clearer.

Vance · July 25, 2012, 08:33 AM

<snip>
The case on the left in the first picture even looks smaller in diameter.

Brian Pfleuger · July 25, 2012, 08:38 AM

Those pictures are LESS clear, if anything. I can't read those head stamps at all. The first one certainly looks like an 8. If its a 9, it has a very long, very curved leg.

Jim Watson · July 25, 2012, 09:11 AM

Never heard of an 8mm Luger.

Blank, SIMS, ?

I sure can't see a reason to make large primer 9mm ball when the trend is to small primer .45.

dacaur · July 25, 2012, 06:41 PM

Is there just the one central flash hole, or are there two more on either side? maybe someone drilled out a beridian primed case for LP primer... I can't imagine why someone would go to the trouble though for 9mm.... my best guess is maybe it was just a mistake at the brass factory......

jmorris · July 25, 2012, 06:56 PM

I have two that I just found in the lasf few weeks. It's out there.

ThisIsMySig · July 25, 2012, 08:59 PM

Just one central flash hole, not a berden.

The only 8mm luger I cam across on the web was a French pistol made in 1892.

PA-Joe · July 26, 2012, 06:01 PM

I would say that during the primer shortage someone reamed their brass to use the larger primer because that is all they could find in the store.

July 24, 2012, 11:20 AM	#4
Uncle Buck Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2009 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 2,592	Where did you find this one? I know they did .45 ACP in small primers (Something about green components), but like you, have never heard of the large primer 9mm. __________________ Inside Every Bright Idea Is The 50% Probability Of A Disaster Waiting To Happen.

July 24, 2012, 01:33 PM	#5
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	After looking at the picture, are you sure that isn't an 8mm Luger? Looks fishy either way. __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

July 25, 2012, 08:33 AM	#9
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 743	<snip> The case on the left in the first picture even looks smaller in diameter. Last edited by Vance; July 25, 2012 at 08:48 AM.

July 25, 2012, 08:38 AM	#10
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Those pictures are LESS clear, if anything. I can't read those head stamps at all. The first one certainly looks like an 8. If its a 9, it has a very long, very curved leg. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

July 25, 2012, 08:59 PM	#14
ThisIsMySig Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Posts: 65	Just one central flash hole, not a berden. The only 8mm luger I cam across on the web was a French pistol made in 1892. __________________ Sig P250 in 9mm and .45 cal, Sig 1911 .22LR, Heritage Arms 32 H&R Magnum revolver, S&W Governor. Reloading 9mm, 32 magnum, 45 ACP, 45 LC and 410 bore brass. NRA Member

July 23, 2012, 09:42 PM	#2
frumious Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: Carrollton TX Posts: 521	Oh, no. -cls

July 24, 2012, 11:08 AM	#3
dacaur Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2010 Posts: 733	never

July 24, 2012, 07:42 PM	#6
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 743	The case on the left is an 8mm Luger.

July 24, 2012, 10:14 PM	#7
frumious Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: Carrollton TX Posts: 521	Well thank God. -cls

July 25, 2012, 09:11 AM	#11
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,529	Never heard of an 8mm Luger. Blank, SIMS, ? I sure can't see a reason to make large primer 9mm ball when the trend is to small primer .45.

July 25, 2012, 06:41 PM	#12
dacaur Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2010 Posts: 733	Is there just the one central flash hole, or are there two more on either side? maybe someone drilled out a beridian primed case for LP primer... I can't imagine why someone would go to the trouble though for 9mm.... my best guess is maybe it was just a mistake at the brass factory......

July 25, 2012, 06:56 PM	#13
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,077	I have two that I just found in the lasf few weeks. It's out there.

July 26, 2012, 06:01 PM	#15
PA-Joe Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: NEPA Posts: 909	I would say that during the primer shortage someone reamed their brass to use the larger primer because that is all they could find in the store.

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