Usual rule of thumb is rifles chambered in pistol cartridges should use pistol primers.However, rifles (carbines,lever or what ever) will usually have enough hammer force to ignite a small rifle primer. Get those rounds mixed into cartridges used in handguns might be troublesome,but not in all cases.
Small rifle primers are the same height as small pistol
Primer Type Height Min Diameter Min
Small Rifle/Pistol 0.1150 0.1745
Large Rifle 0.1230 0.2105
Large Pistol 0.1150 0.2100