UncleD Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I have a Dillon xl 650 setup for 9mm. I would like to load some .45acp small primer brass. My question is, do I need to make any adjustments to the primer seating for .45 or will it center with my 9mm setup? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceDevil Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 No adjustments to the priming system necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleD Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan R. Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Nope, convert the rest, leave the primer station alone. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Nope, convert the rest, leave the primer station alone. Jan Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes777 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 You could probably get some cheap brass, i think most of us hate small primer .45 brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I offered to trade LP brass for SP brass. Appears there are a lot of talkers, few real "haters" ! So, here is the offer again = one .45 LP WW, deprimed, sized, SS pin tumbled and then polished for 2 SP .45s not prepped. Each party pays their own freight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njl Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Offer an even trade, and you might get some takers. I actually bought a few k SP brass a while back, thinking it would come in handy if I ran out of / could not get LPP, but I've not been happy with the loads I've done with it so far using standard (CCI, Fiocchi) small pistol primers. With WST, I'm having to go beyond published max to get the velocity I get with not quite max LP loads, and the ES is still way more than I'd like. Maybe I should experiment with some SR Mag primers and see if they do any better...but then I'd be eating into my rifle loading supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I use Tula srp - KVB-223 - for 9mm/sp .45 and .223. Works well in all three. One big advantage is only having to stock one primer size/brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarmyaviator Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) I ran chrono tests last Fall using the same load, 5.0 gr Bullseye, with small and large primers, no difference at all. Now I prefer using SP brass, saves me the trouble of having to change out the Dillon primer system between 45 and 40S&W. Edited October 1, 2013 by retarmyaviator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njl Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) I ran chrono tests last Fall using the same load, 5.0 gr Bullseye, with small and large primers, no difference at all. Now I prefer using SP brass, saves me the trouble of having to change out the Dillon primer system between 45 and 40S&W. That's surprising, as I've done tests with the same load using different brands of LPP (Tula, CCI, Federal), and saw differences there. CCI's were the weakest. What brands of LPP and SPP did you compare? ETA, by "same load" I mean the same charge weights of WST under the same bullets as each other. i.e. my loads were identical to each other except for primer...but were not necessarily at all similar to yours. Edited October 2, 2013 by njl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarmyaviator Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) Tula SP and Winchester LP. Edited October 2, 2013 by retarmyaviator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffries61 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) I ran chrono tests last Fall using the same load, 5.0 gr Bullseye, with small and large primers, no difference at all. Now I prefer using SP brass, saves me the trouble of having to change out the Dillon primer system between 45 and 40S&W. That's surprising, as I've done tests with the same load using different brands of LPP (Tula, CCI, Federal), and saw differences there. CCI's were the weakest. What brands of LPP and SPP did you compare? I had the same results, quite a bit slower on the chrono and bigger ES with CCI SPP compared to Tula LPP, loading Clays and cast 200SWC. Fred Edited October 2, 2013 by ffries61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarmyaviator Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) Bullets used in my tests were 230 gr FMJs fired from a S&W 4506. Edited October 2, 2013 by retarmyaviator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buildit2 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Glad I found this, now I know I'm not crazy. LOL Tried the same loads and bullets in LPP and SPP using CCI 550 magnum primers in the SPP and results were much slower for the SPP than they were for the same load in a case with LP Remington primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 For those of you without light striker/hammer springs, compare SRPs with LPP and see what you get. I don't notice any velocity change between Tula SRP and Tula LPP. I use the KVB-223 primer but they also have a couple of other SRPs which I've never tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buildit2 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Well, I made up 6 rounds with longshot powder (9 grains), Berry's hollow base FMJ RN 185grain bullets with a COL of 1.270 and CCI 550 mag primers. Avg velocity was 950fps. Finally a load that will work for SPP brass. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njl Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 9gr of Longshot with a 185gr bullet sounds like an awfully heavy load. Is that within anyone's published data? I have some LS, but from reading the forums, assumed it was not going to be a good powder for .45acp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I made the switch from LP to SP in my .45 loads. I use 231/HP38 powder and CCI SR primers. No difference that I could see from Win LPP. I shot 3 majors including the Nationals and shot the same PF I had the year before. Tested the same across my chrono. The brass guys hate it when they get my brass. I've had a two guys give me back 900 pcs. Life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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