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I have a brick of cci 157 primers
I would like to use up
Anyone have some hulls that use them
I believe some old rem hulls used them

Yeah 157 cci and 57 rem were for the old remington sp hulls with the composite base wad. You remember from1964 up to 70 something. Translucent green hulls and red shur shot hulls as well as the blue Peter's and of course green, red and yellow 20 ga. The base wad is not exactly durable or long life. Just got done loading a 100 rds in the high brass blue Peter's with cci 157, 32.5 grs hs-6, Remington sp-12 wads and an 1 1/4 oz of hard 5's for 1330 fps.
That data is out of Lymans 3rd edn shotshell loading manual..mb

I have that Lyman 3 rd it shows a lot of data using the 157 primers but most of this stuff has become obsolete haven’t seen HS6 in years

I was out to scheels yesterday they had hs-6 39.98 /#..
Mb

I have tons of powder probably more than I can use in my lifetime so I will try to make work what I have
I see lots of data for unique which I have 8 lb jug of
Really like to find hulls that use 157 primers

More than a few loads with unique in 20 and 16 ga. Access Alliant powder data on the net plus it's superb in straight wall pistol loads..mb

Will a primer pocket conditioner shrink a standard 209 to hold a 57 primer?

Good question for Ballistic products?..mb

Google it but I have been told you can cut a piece of plastic straw slip over the primer and use in a hull that takes a 209 primer
I haven’t looked in a while I may still have some 57’s I can try

Sure not gonna work with a McDonald's straw to big..mb

A small piece of plastic straw is tedious, but it works.

Sounds like a lot of work
I have about 25 hulls but they will wear out before I get the 2000 primers shot up
Interested to see if the straw works I may try it as well