I'm posting this too in the LEVER ACTION Forum...

I am soon going to acquire one of the 1970s Winchester 94 models made in 44 Magnum. Now I have a stack of standard large rifle primers...and no standard large pistol primers at all.

So my question.

Would any harm be done...or even some benefit...by using these large rifle primers in 44 Magnum in my 20" barrel Winchester 94 in that calibre?

A large rifle primer while the same dia is taller than a large pistol primer. So unless you want to cut your pockets deeper stick to the pistol primers.


Stole this:
According to SAAMI, the depths for small pistol, small rifle, and large pistol primer pockets are .118" to .122", while large rifle primer pocket depths are .128" to .132

Thanks! I'd thought that just as 357 Maximum used Small Rifle Primers so could 44 Magnum use Large Rifle Primers.

But... ...as you say Large Rifle are TOO TALL!

Ramrod--
Thanks for the info. I was wondering about it myself, as I use small rifle primers instead of small pistol primers in some of my pistol loads. They work fine as long as the hammer hits hard enough to crush the primer and I work them up myself with that combo.....

Dan