When is the last time...

shooter_from_show-me · January 31, 2010, 06:19 PM

you seen primers in this kind of packaging?!?

One of the Winchester's had a price of $7.30/1k

Found them in the attic of my in-laws(he's deceased) loaded one up and it went BANG.

That's 4700 primers, FREE!?!

Sevens · January 31, 2010, 06:33 PM

I'm thinkin' 1960s... anyone have any guesses?

Hell, man, I'd just love to have those boxes. No idea if they have any "value" as collectible boxes, but I think they look terrific and would look great around my load bench. 4,700 primers, too?! Awesome!

Do the CCI primers say "Cascade Cartridge Inc" on them? That's where the name came from before all the different companies that have owned the name.

fishhead1 · January 31, 2010, 06:41 PM

I have some old CCI 500's that in the same exact box (70'2 vintage). They still work just great.

shooter_from_show-me · January 31, 2010, 06:46 PM

Nope. The back has CCI Operations Lewiston, Id

Sporting Equipment Division and next to that it say OMARK Industries

Lot#026GG

FrankenMauser · January 31, 2010, 08:32 PM

The other packages are likely older than I, but the white W-W packaging was still shipping 15 years ago.

As I type this, I have about 2k primers on my shelf, wearing those colors.

PCJim · January 31, 2010, 08:47 PM

I still have (and occasionally use) both the Winchester Staynless and CCI green box primers you show in your pic. I also have some Alcan primers, too!

I have no idea what value they might have in the realm of "days of ol'".

Hammonje · January 31, 2010, 09:32 PM

I like the way they spell "Staynless."

Scorch · February 1, 2010, 03:13 AM

Winchester Western quit using those colors about the mid-1970s. The white Winchester boxes are from between about 1980-1995, after that htey switched to the blue box. The green CCI boxes are mid-1970s. Herters went TU in 1970, IIRC.

rms2005 · February 1, 2010, 08:12 AM

very nice, if you use em I would like to have one empty box of each if your gonna toss them. Ill pay whatever to ship them.

shooter_from_show-me · February 1, 2010, 10:02 AM

Quote:

very nice, if you use em I would like to have one empty box of each if your gonna toss them. Ill pay whatever to ship them.

I can do that

Magnum Wheel Man · February 1, 2010, 10:08 AM

... so the green & white box must be right around the time of the name change... all my old primers still work fine... I usually take the outer boxes once empty to the gun show to get rid of them...

the ones I'm using up right now for my 32 S&W loads are marked 99 cents per 100 pack

alloy · February 1, 2010, 04:48 PM

Here's my oldest primers, have gathered people must have been smaller back in the old days, could likely fit about 7000 old primers in a current 1000 sized box.

Sevens · February 1, 2010, 06:52 PM

Yep... that's all about designing newer packaging that makes them a little more stable to ship, and a little less likely to explode from at hit in transit... also, less likely that one of them exploding sets all the other ones off.

Either that or they didn't know what to do with all their money when they went from $9 a thousand to $40, so they spent it on cardboard packaging!

January 31, 2010, 06:19 PM	#1
shooter_from_show-me Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2009 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 231	When is the last time... you seen primers in this kind of packaging?!? One of the Winchester's had a price of $7.30/1k Found them in the attic of my in-laws(he's deceased) loaded one up and it went BANG. That's 4700 primers, FREE!?! __________________ When the government fears the people, you have liberty. When the people fear the government, you have tyranny. ~ Thomas Jefferson NRA Life Member

January 31, 2010, 06:33 PM	#2
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	I'm thinkin' 1960s... anyone have any guesses? Hell, man, I'd just love to have those boxes. No idea if they have any "value" as collectible boxes, but I think they look terrific and would look great around my load bench. 4,700 primers, too?! Awesome! Do the CCI primers say "Cascade Cartridge Inc" on them? That's where the name came from before all the different companies that have owned the name. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

January 31, 2010, 06:46 PM	#4
shooter_from_show-me Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2009 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 231	Nope. The back has CCI Operations Lewiston, Id Sporting Equipment Division and next to that it say OMARK Industries Lot#026GG __________________ When the government fears the people, you have liberty. When the people fear the government, you have tyranny. ~ Thomas Jefferson NRA Life Member

January 31, 2010, 08:32 PM	#5
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	The other packages are likely older than I, but the white W-W packaging was still shipping 15 years ago. As I type this, I have about 2k primers on my shelf, wearing those colors. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

February 1, 2010, 03:13 AM	#8
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Winchester Western quit using those colors about the mid-1970s. The white Winchester boxes are from between about 1980-1995, after that htey switched to the blue box. The green CCI boxes are mid-1970s. Herters went TU in 1970, IIRC. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

January 31, 2010, 06:41 PM	#3
fishhead1 Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 134	I have some old CCI 500's that in the same exact box (70'2 vintage). They still work just great.

January 31, 2010, 08:47 PM	#6
PCJim Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2008 Location: FL Posts: 570	I still have (and occasionally use) both the Winchester Staynless and CCI green box primers you show in your pic. I also have some Alcan primers, too! I have no idea what value they might have in the realm of "days of ol'".

January 31, 2010, 09:32 PM	#7
Hammonje Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2010 Location: Lilburn, GA Posts: 117	I like the way they spell "Staynless."

February 1, 2010, 08:12 AM	#9
rms2005 Junior Member Join Date: February 1, 2010 Location: On 18 Wheels... Posts: 6	very nice, if you use em I would like to have one empty box of each if your gonna toss them. Ill pay whatever to ship them.

February 1, 2010, 10:08 AM	#11
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 9,333	I'm using CCI's that look like that, but are Cascade labeled... ... so the green & white box must be right around the time of the name change... all my old primers still work fine... I usually take the outer boxes once empty to the gun show to get rid of them... the ones I'm using up right now for my 32 S&W loads are marked 99 cents per 100 pack __________________ In life you either make dust or eat dust...

February 1, 2010, 06:52 PM	#13
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Yep... that's all about designing newer packaging that makes them a little more stable to ship, and a little less likely to explode from at hit in transit... also, less likely that one of them exploding sets all the other ones off. Either that or they didn't know what to do with all their money when they went from $9 a thousand to $40, so they spent it on cardboard packaging! __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

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