Two Remington small pistol primers??

[RonJon]

What is the difference between these two (1 1/2 and 5 1/2) small pistol offerings from Remington?

X22600 1 1/2 Small Pistol

X22625 5 1/2 Small Pistol

I have looked at the Remington web site and searched the web, but could not find any answer.

Is one of them for magnum or something?

The "X" numbers are item #s from the Remington web site.

Ron

 

[JackM]

The 5 1/2 is a magnum primer, about the same strength as the CCI 550, but not as hot as the Winchester WSPM.

Bye
Jack

 

[RonJon]

Thanks Jack!
(I was beginning to think no one would answer)

Since I posted the question I found an FAQ at the Remington web site and they have this to say about the following question (I have left out the portions that talk about some other primer combinations):

Question
Can primers be used interchangeably?

Answer
Generally, no. ...
In pistol cartridges, the 1-1/2 small pistol primer should not be used in the 357 Magnum, 357 SIG or the 40 S&W. The 5-1/2 small pistol primer is the proper selection for these rounds.

Here is the URL (Remington FAQ question):

http://remington.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/remington.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=167&p_created=945141864&p_sid=ZlnQDt4i&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NSZwX3Byb2RzPTIsMTgmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PTIuMTgmcF9jdj0mcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1wcmltZXJz&p_li=&p_topview=1

Ron