209 battery primer dimensions 2009 by tom ceretto

spec

CCI

FED.

FIOCCHI

NOBEL

REM

CHED.

RIO

WIN.

WOLF

neck

.239

.242

.243

.242

.241

.238

.245

.236

.238

base

.241

.241

.243

.242

.240

.243

.244

.242

.242

rim

.310

.310

.308

.305

.305

.305

.308

.306

.307

thick

.025

.027

.022

.023

.023

.021

.020

.026

.021

depth

.295

.295

.294

.302

.292

.290

.291

.302

.294
trapshooting USA , 2009 nov/dec, issue 4, page 50, tom ceretto

a .245" to .238" & .236 tapered, flanged battery cup, holding an anvil, & a .209" 5.31mm Berdan primer

Berdan Primer Dimensions 2008 by dave cushman net

PrimerOutsideCupThicknessAlias & or
NumberDiameterHeightOf Base Usage
mm'sinchesmm'sinchesmm'sinches
45204.50 .177 2.10 .080 .550 .0217 small rifle
45004.50 .177 2.20 .090 .400 .0157 small pistol
45214.50 .177 2.20 .090 .400 .0157 Parabellum
50055.00 .197 2.20 .090 .400 .0157 large pistol
56205.50 .217 2.65 .100 .600 .0236 Common Rifle
56085.50 .217 2.80 .110 .700 .0276 NATO
01266.34 .250 2.83 .111 .450 .0180 Kynoch '65
60006.34 .250 2.85 .110 .790 .0310 Large Rifle
65046.45 .254 2.35 .900 .450 .0177 Extra Large
01726.45 .254 3.38 .133 .330 .0130 Nitro Oversize
65076.45 .254 3.40 .133 .330 .0130 Oversize Nitro
average of 10 of each measured & 0.001" variance found
small pistol = .25 ACP, .32 ACP, .380 ACP and some 9mm calibres.
small rifle = .22 Hornet, .222 Remington, 5.6 and some obsolete small calibres.
Parabellum = primer used in 9 mm Luger (9 x 19), Steyr and majority of pistol rounds that use 4.5 mm primers.
large pistol = Medium berdan Used in large calibre pistol rounds.
NATO = Commonly used in Europe for 7.62 NATO rounds, often known as 'standard NATO'.
common rifle = 90% of 5.5 mm type rifle calibre primer used .
Kynoch 65 = Produced around 1965 and used in Kynoch production ammunition and primed cases.
Large Rifle = Used in .303 British and related calibres, sometimes known as 'quarter inch' .
Extra Large = For the .577 Snider, .577-.450 Martini Henry, 43 Egyptian and others.
Nitro/Oversize = Cup material 29 BWG (Birmingham Wire Gauge) RWS 6507 interchangeable with Eley 172 and used on many of the large Nitro calibres

see also thefirearmsforum 2012

musket & Percussion cap chart 2010 mako

maker
& name		Inside
diameter		outside
height		Inside
height		cap 2
cone		outside
diameter		metal
gauge
rws1055.158".200".155".045".???.???
CCI 10.161".163".112".051".180".019
rws75.165".160".114".046".181".016
rws75+.165".163".112".051".???.???
Rem 11.166".152".115".037".181".015
CCI 11.166".165".113".052".183".017
Rem 10.166".181".144".037".181".015
4 Wing.230".227".187".040".240".???
average
of most		.162".173".113"
.135"		.044".181".017
average of 20 of each measured

2010 - 2011 mako's cascity, cowboy action shooting forum posts & then in
2011 mako posted to the high road forum ,, he then reposted this & updates ;
2012 @ the open range forum & then in 2018 a PDF & TXT archive was at
gun toters blog & then 2020 Tom Metcalf Jackson @ henry krank update
reposted it & a 2021 buffaloarms RWS 1055 listing matched ONE cap?
see also mako's posts on other topics at the high road forums
by changing the length of a single ID cap it can fit a diferent height on a cone

contemporary boxer primers


.175" 4.45 mm small pistol primer softer & or thinner metal cup than 
.175" 4.45 mm small rifle primer with a variation of .1744" - .1757" wide & .1075" - .1130"  tall   as of 1995 & 

.210" 5.33 mm large rifle primer with a variation of .210 - .212 wide & .117 - .121 tall  & averaging .008" taller than 
.210" 5.33 mm large pistol primer softer & or thinner metal cup   

.228" shot shell primers sold before 1969 existed  but currently; 
.245" to .238" & .236  tapered, flanged battery cup holding an anvil & a  5.31mm .209" Berdan primer making a Boxer primer named "209" 

.315" 8.00 mm & .212" deep .50 Browning Machine Gun .50 BMG cartridge primers & .138", .305" deep flashhole


2013 Primer dimensions by ballistictools
primer type 	Min Height Max	Min Diameter Max
Small Rifle	0.1150 	0.1260 	0.1745 	0.1765
Small Pistol 	0.1150 	0.1260 	0.1745 	0.1765
Large Rifle 	0.1230 	0.1360 	0.2105 	0.2130
Large Pistol 	0.1150 	0.1260 	0.2100 	0.2120


 
Handbook of Firearms & Ballistics Examining & Interpreting Forensic Evidence  
Brian J. Heard 2008 page 90 & 91  "A brief history of primer development"  
Date	Primer type		composition   
1898 	US Krag cartridge	Potassium chlorate Antimony sulfide Glass powder   
1901 	German RWS		Mercury fulminate Barium nitrate Antimony sulfide Picric acid   
1910 	US Frankford Arsenal	Potassium chlorate Antimony sulfide   Sulfur   
1910 	German RWS		Mercury fulminate Antimony sulfide Barium peroxide TNT (trinitrotoluene)   
1911 	Swiss military primer 	Mercury fulminate Barium nitrate Antimony sulfide Barium carbonate   
1917 	US Winchester primer	Potassium chlorate Antimony sulfide Lead thiocyanate TNT (trinitrotoluene)   
1927 	US commercial primer	Mercury fulminate Barium nitrate Lead thiocyanate   
1928 	German RWS sinoxid	Lead styphenate Barium nitrate Antimony sulfide Calcium cilicide  Tetrazine   
1930 	Herz/Rathburg primer	Nitro - amino - guanyl - tetrazine Lead styphenate Barium nitrate Antimony sulfide/calcium suicide   
1940 	American P - 4 primer	Red phosphorous Barium nitrate Aluminium hydroxide   
1943 	British .455 revolver	Mercury fulminate  Sulfur Potassium chlorate Antimony sulfide Mealed black powder 
1938 	America commercial	Lead styphenate Antimony sulfide Barium nitrate  Tetrazine 
1962 	Stabenate primer	Lead nitroaminotetrazole Lead styphenate Barium nitrate Antimony sulfide Aluminium dust  Tetrazine   
1983 	Geco sintox primer	Zinc and titanium - based mercury & lead free noncorrosive priming compound  
1994 	CCI Blazer, Speer	Strontium - based priming compound containing no lead compounds




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