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B.L.E. · March 27, 2013, 07:41 PM

I just miked a 209 shotshell primer and I measure .240, not .209 inches.

Anyone remember when you had to buy #57 primers to reload Remington shotgun shells? They were smaller in diameter than the 209 primers that everyone else used in shotshells.
I have also heard that you could reload 209 primers by punching out the old primer from the battery cup and putting in a new large pistol primer. Probably more trouble than it's worth to save that penny of cost difference if it's indeed true.

March 27, 2013, 07:41 PM	#12
B.L.E. Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Somewhere on the Southern shore of Lake Travis, TX Posts: 2,603	I just miked a 209 shotshell primer and I measure .240, not .209 inches. Anyone remember when you had to buy #57 primers to reload Remington shotgun shells? They were smaller in diameter than the 209 primers that everyone else used in shotshells. I have also heard that you could reload 209 primers by punching out the old primer from the battery cup and putting in a new large pistol primer. Probably more trouble than it's worth to save that penny of cost difference if it's indeed true.