45acp w/ small primer

[ffgats]

hello,
any experience with 45acp using a small primer brass? I got a few hundreds and Iam interested in trying this type since I am also loading 40sw and 38spl. and lastly, what do you think of the small magnum primers for the 40sw and 45acp. thanks

 

[Halger280HVMag]

I use Winchester SP (not magnum) in Winclean .45 ACP brass....

 

[ElmerFudd]

Ya, just load them up the same as cases with large pistol primers.

See these recent posts on the same topic:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39221

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40849


Fudd

 

[GladdBag]

I've been having great results reloading the Winclean brass with small pistol primers. Using 6.00 grains of Winchester 231 on a 200 grain copper plated semi wad-cutter. This particular load works perfectly on my Ruger P90.

 

[shugrnutz]

I use them, I put 4.8gr. of IMR 700X with a 230gr. LRN. I use a small rifle primer, mainly because I also shoot a 38Super open gun.

 

[PoFF]

I do not see why they would be better or worse than regular LP cases. I do not think that 45ACP uses many powders that would require the little bit of extra 'flame' that a LP offers over a SP.

The only thing I find dangerous about those cases, especially if you pick-up range brass as I do, is having a few of them in a Large Primer batch of casings and try to squeeze a large primer in the small hole with a progressive, potential blow-up... good thing Dillon puts a steel shield around the priming area of their presses.