Jailhouse Jim, SASS #13104 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 So, I ran across some old and crusty Alcan 12ga brass shells a while back. Being curious, I took them apart to reload with fresh components and discovered standard sg primers do not fit. Drilling the primer pocket out is an option but a PITA. Any suggestions on how to get these old girls back to work? Magtech takes pistol primers but these are for regular shift primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Picture and dimension of the primer you removed would be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatin Charlie Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 At one time there were shotgun primers that were about .014" smaller than the 209 primer we use now. Haunt the gun shows and you might find some at a cheap price because they are too small for todays hulls. A couple of years ago a dealer begged me to buy a brick of new old stock of small primers. I passed and so did everybody else. You might be able to drill out your hulls and use mild loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Alcan 57 were used in the brass hulls. Rem had 57 primers too. The only 57 or 157 primers are long out of production and are gun show finds. GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jailhouse Jim, SASS #13104 Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 The old primers measured .014 smaller so you fellers are spot on. Guess it's time to start haunting the gunshows. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 2 hours ago, G W Wade said: Alcan 57 were used in the brass hulls. Rem had 57 primers too. The only 57 or 157 primers are long out of production and are gun show finds. GW I found one brick on the back shelf of a gunshop about 15 years ago and another on a guy's table at an annual shoot. Both were CCI in red and white square package. So I'm set with my Alcans for a while. They are nice shells, thicker than Magtech/Winchester/Rem-UMC but not as thick as Rocky Mountain. If you couldn't find the right primers it might be worth it finding someone to drill them to 209 size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jailhouse Jim, SASS #13104 Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 I drilled one out but need a better vise. That's the plan now or trade out for more Magtecs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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