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Old February 22, 2010, 01:17 PM   #12
FrankenMauser
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IF WPSM stands for Winchester Small Pistol Magnum primers, then I'd like to know what the deal is... does Winchester simply no longer offer regular primers? Because their small pistol primers all say "for regular or magnum loads" and they don't offer a non-mag in small pistol.

Not sure how long it's been this way.
Winchester still offers Standard "WSP" primers. They say "for regular and magnum loads" because many 'magnum' pistol loads don't require magnum primers.

Just to clarify:
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and they don't offer a non-mag in small pistol.
Yes, they do.


From their own website: Winchester Primers

Code:
W209	#209	        Shotgun Shells
WLP	#7 - 111	Large Regular Pistol
WLR	#8-1/2 - 120	Large Rifle
WLRM	#8-1/2M - 120	Large Rifle Magnum
WSP	#1-1/2 - 108	Small Regular Pistol ****
WSPM	#1-1/2 - 108	Small Magnum Pistol
WSR	#6-1/2 - 116	Small Rifle
You may notice two absences here: Small Rifle Magnum. And, Large Pistol Magnum ("WLPM"); which WESHOOT2 referenced. I don't know the reason Winchester discontinued the LPMs; but it probably has to do with the fact that the Standard version was plenty hot, and had the same cup thickness as the Magnum.
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