45ACP primer size

[shaddydan]

What do you do for small vs large primers in 45ACP? Do you make 2 different loads or only load one style or load the same? Just need some advice please

 

[BradMacc82]

Load large primarily, save the small for a rainy day.

 

[august1410]

I segregate the small primer brass...when I make the cartridges, I keep the small primer stuff in its own box so I can recover it easier. Powder and bullet are the same regardless.

 

[Dukes Defense]

I segregate the small primer brass...when I make the cartridges, I keep the small primer stuff in its own box so I can recover it easier. Powder and bullet are the same regardless.

+1 same here. I set the small primer aside until I get enough to run a batch and/or already have the press setup for small primer.

 

[Deep Creek Rock]

You can use the exact same load data with the smaller primered 45 ACP rounds, as you use with the large primer. You do not need to adjust the powder charge for the different size primer. That is if you are using a standard (non magnum) primer for both.

I have so many large primered 45 brass, that I load very little of the small primered ones.

You can save the smaller for cases where you may lose your brass.

 

[Trekker]

I started segregating my small primer .45 brass off to the side, but I have so much more large primer .45 brass that I am essentially never getting around to reloading the small primer brass.

 

[shaddydan]

I'm almost 50/50 on the brass...I have about 300 pieces. For those that use the same load regardless of primer, does it shoot the same?

 

[Deep Creek Rock]

I'm almost 50/50 on the brass...I have about 300 pieces. For those that use the same load regardless of primer, does it shoot the same?

Yes- as long as you dont change the primer to a magnum, and use the same type.

 

[shaddydan]

Cool! Thanks for the info. Most guys at my club save brass...especially 45......so pickins is mighty slim!

 

[Deep Creek Rock]

Cool! Thanks for the info. Most guys at my club save brass...especially 45......so pickins is mighty slim!

If your in a bind to get a lot of 45 ACP brass.. look on Gunbroker.com. There are lots of listings for 45ACP brass.

I bought a big lot of them for a pretty good price, with all alike headstamps. You can find sellers that are selling mixed headstamps & different primer pocket size as well. Thats a matter of personal preference.

The biggest issue on loading different primer pocket sizes, is that you have to change the priming head on your press, depending on how you prime cases.

 

[shaddydan]

That's why I keep them seperated. I just use the lee ezprime.

 

[mike_in_md]

I have so much large pistol 45 brass that I intentionally do not collect or load small pistol primer 45 brass. With that said, I would only load small pistol primer 45 brass if I were just starting out and try to find the perfect load because it is the only caliber I load large pistol primers. I would actually try to find the perfect load for 45 ACP using small rifle primers.

 

[Sticky]

Been very careful so I only have large primered brass for the 45..

 

[j8064]

Not to derail the discussion. L&S primer pockets on 45acp cases is the same as dialog on L&S primers on 7.62X39. They are loaded the same. Keep the cases separated when they're primed and load them up.