so, i'm keeping whatever 45ACP brass i come across, and i seem to get both small-primer and large-primer (not a lot of either right now). which do you prefer to keep on hand when reloading? all my other stuff is small-pistol (38, 357, 40) so i'm thinking i should keep just the 45ACP that has small primers. but is the stuff relatively scarce for now? i assume that once the shell is loaded onto the press, it's just as easy to pop-n-replace the primers. or is there something odd about the small primers on the 45ACP brass that makes it more involved?
45ACP choice - small primer or large primer?
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basically, it's your choice- i can change at will b/c all i have to do is chang pins and feed troughs- roughly 10 second's work- i use small pistol for my automatics so i don't have 2 different primer sizes- more for simplicity than anything else- and there's a demand for the large cup from other folks that can't do that- so with the large cup you can either use it yourself, or sell or swap it for small, when you get enough- i keep my large primers for my 44 mag- oh, and there's nothing "odd" to be considered- just if your press uses different pins or troughs or both for large/small
keep in mind it could be very dangeroud to try and load a large primer into a small pocket. Although i have done this on ocation with no "grenading", i have been told you could ignite the large primer if you were not paying attention and tried to ram it in there. be sure to sort you small/large primed.
i meant if you reload 45ACP small-primer cases - nothing special that needs to be done? just use the proper shell plate (obviously) and the small-primers go in properly without any fuss? assuming that i'm keeping the small pin and small trough like i do for my 40.
if that's the case, then i'll definitely have to start grabbing the small-primer brass and swapping out my large-primer brass.
i don't currently own any large primers (raw parts) anyways, so no danger yet of shoving a fattie into a skinny.
The only caveat I can offer is to be sure to inspect your brass carefully. There are more manufacturers of non-tox 45acp using small primers and are crimping the primers as well(FC NT is one to watch for on the headstamp). Federal started crimping theirs and if you do not remove the crimp prior to loading it too may result in a crushed primer and an unplanned surprise BANG. There are a few others out there also starting to crimp. Know how to readily recognize a crimped primer and you will be fine. Remove the crimp as you would on milspec brass and its fine after that.
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hmm, I've never seen .45acp with small primer pockets...is this fairly common?
It's becoming so...
I've loaded both SP and LP brass...
Chrono'd both... No measuarable diff in velocity between SPP/LP primers with everything else the same... Bullet, powder charge etc.
Having lots of SP .45 brass would mean only having to keep stock of one type of primer... Which simplifies life.
I load small primer 45 and have often wondered if it would be simpler not having to ream all the pockets if i switched to large primer brass. on the other hand, it's a pain but once their done, don't have to ream them again. with the American eagle brass I've been using, small primers will not fit without reaming the pockets first, that's been my experience.
ok, how exactly do i (a) recognize a crimped primer, and (b) remove said crimp. i don't have any mil-spec brass and none of my 38, 357, or 40 brass has crimped primers.
of the small-primer 45ACP brass that i have, it's all labelled "WIN NT" on the headstamp. the large-primer is a mish-mash of Federal, Win, CCI, and some other stuff.
I have reloaded both and they both work well. I generally use large pistol primed brass when I can recover my brass. I use the small pistol primed brass, when shooting where I cannot recover my brass. Some competitions you can't pick up your brass.
I've had less issues reloading the large primer brass.
I've had less issues reloading the large primer brass.
