How old are these CCI primers?

[milktree]

I ended up with a bunch of old primers. They all seem to work 100% so far. I'm curious about their age.

These are clearly the oldest. Note the copper/brass color of the primers themselves. 1950s maybe?





These are less old: more modern design, but green. '70s?



These are even less old, I see this CCI logo sometimes now, but the price ($11/1,000) suggests not very new




I'm guessing these are slightly newer, the white packaging looks more current than the beige:





The first primers I bought looked like this:

so these predate my reloading career by a bunch.


Any ideas to their age?

 

[greencobra]

you got the history of cci in primers, nice! oh, can't answer your question, sorry.

 

[DW357]

you got the history of cci in primers, nice!

I was thinking the same thing lol. Looks like the 50s through the 90s anyway.

The packaging/color of the oldest primers, screams late 50s early 60s to me. But I'm only 30 years old....

The packaging of primers haven't changed since I've been reloading (~5 years)

 

[jaypap]

I was paying $12.00 to $15.00 dollars a thousand back in the mid to late eighties.

I never knew or wondered what CCI stood for Cascade Cartridge Inc. in the first picture. Pretty sure that's changed.

 

[milktree]

I never knew or wondered what CCI stood for Cascade Cartridge Inc. in the first picture. Pretty sure that's changed.

Ha! I didn't even notice that! Awesome.

 

[jaypap]

I just looked on a newer package it says Blount Inc. same address. No mention of Cascade Cartridge Inc. great info for a reloader trivia contest.

I'd save the oldest package or maybe one package each from a succession of ages. There are collectors of everything. I'm not a hoarder but I do like the history of things I'm into.

 

[45collector]

Light primer strikes in a Glock in 3...2...1...

 

[NavelOfficer]

CCI could probably shed some light on dates. I don't see any wooden primer trays, but maybe CCI hasn't been around as long as Winchester and Remington

 

[Orion2k]

I know the beige colored package with the red rectangular logo is from the 1980's. When I was reloading a ton back then that's how I was buying them.

 

[milktree]

CCI could probably shed some light on dates. I don't see any wooden primer trays, but maybe CCI hasn't been around as long as Winchester and Remington

I saw a thing on the web (CCI's website I think?) that said they first started making primers in 1951.

 

[shootymacshootface]

I would do up a few test batches of each, then have at it. I have loaded some really old stuff with much success.

 

[milktree]

I would do up a few test batches of each, then have at it. I have loaded some really old stuff with much success.

Oh, I've tested them, and found 100% reliability, so I'm absolutely going to use them!