July 23, 2012, 07:42 PM | #1 |
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Large Primer 9mm
Has anyone ever seen one? I've handloaded hundreds of 9mm and they have always had small primers.
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Oh, no.
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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.
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After looking at the picture, are you sure that isn't an 8mm Luger?
Looks fishy either way.
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The case on the left is an 8mm Luger.
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Well thank God.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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July 25, 2012, 09:11 AM | #11 |
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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. |
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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......
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I have two that I just found in the lasf few weeks. It's out there.
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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.
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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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