Rick88 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Was seperating 45 brass today and found some with the small primer pocket, that makes for a very aggervating loading session. Check them before you put it in your bag and then throw them in the trash so no one else picks them up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Save them and sell or trade them. A number of people prefer SP .45ACP to large primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick88 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Thats not going to happen, If I can save one person from jamming up their press its worth it to me to just throw them in the trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 One of my shooting buddies uses only SP brass during matches, don't think he would take kindly to me just throwing his brass in the trash. Just a good excuse to check your brass before reloading. Even easier if you mark your brass and pick up nothing but your own.... Other guys say to save it and use it at matches where you can't pick up brass, leave it for the greedy beggars who run matches that way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noylj Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Shouldn't there be, after three years or more, a STICKY about this so we don't need to be warned every month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick88 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Your right, I posted this before doing a search I had no idea it was that big of a problem, I only found 6 out of about 4000 pcs they must just now be making it to my area. I dont know anyone who uses them so they will continue to go in the trash. I guess I should add the brass I seperated has been in a 5 gallion bucket for a couple years never needed it until now. Edited January 30, 2014 by Rick88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 This is one reason I de-prime all of my .45 ACP brass before tumbling. After tumbling I sort it by primer size and it's easier for me to do that when the primer pocket is empty. I just set the SPP stuff aside and when I buy more brass from my usual brass guy I tell him how many SPP cases I have on hand and he brings me that many more pieces of brass and we swap 1:1. I is a PITA when you're priming brass and come across a SPP piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstagn Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 If using small primers for small 45acp brass, how will it affect my loads, power factor wise, compared to the large hole/large primer??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 If using small primers for small 45acp brass, how will it affect my loads, power factor wise, compared to the large hole/large primer??? Supposedly no difference but I've never tested it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowleft Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 If using small primers for small 45acp brass, how will it affect my loads, power factor wise, compared to the large hole/large primer??? I wondered the same thing last year so I loaded up 10 small primer cases and 10 large primer cases and chronoed them. The small primer cases had an average of about 10 fps faster. Since there was only a 10 fps difference I wouldn't be surprised if I did the test again and the large primer cases were faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leas327 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I've tried it and there was no difference that couldn't have fallen within the normal variation. The true reason behind sp 45 is that it was specifically made so 45 roaders didn't feel left out in sorting brass. Just look at it this way, now you can argue about which is a bigger PITA? Sorting crimped primer 40 or 9, or culling sp 45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 There is a large benefit to only having to stock one size of primer. (this assumes, of course, that most or all of the calibers you load use small primers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 And, when changing calibers, you don't have to change the primer mechanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH45 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 After sorting by caliber, I tumble, then I inspect & measure each case, and separate by headstamp. Then, I run the cases I'm going to use through a push-through die to make sure they are perfectly straight(if you do a search, there were several threads on how brass that wasn't straight didn't stack as well in the magazine). I then re-tumble them, and then load them. Maybe I'm a little anal, but, I need my guns to run 100%, and that starts with good ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67camaro Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 There is a large benefit to only having to stock one size of primer. (this assumes, of course, that most or all of the calibers you load use small primers) I run SP 45 for this very reason I never have to change the priming mechanism every caliber I load uses SPP or SRP. It is hard to find people to trade for LPP ones since there are people out there that throw away the SPP cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 My point exactly, if you don't like or use SP brass, save it and trade with someone who wants it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njl Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 If using small primers for small 45acp brass, how will it affect my loads, power factor wise, compared to the large hole/large primer??? I wondered the same thing last year so I loaded up 10 small primer cases and 10 large primer cases and chronoed them. The small primer cases had an average of about 10 fps faster. Since there was only a 10 fps difference I wouldn't be surprised if I did the test again and the large primer cases were faster. My experience has been the opposite (lower velocity and larger ES) with SP .45acp. But I suspect it depends on more than just LP/SP...but on which brands of each you're comparing, how much your powder charge fills the case, size of the flash holes, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico567 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Just another operation, to add to all the others we do- sort out the .357 Sig when loading .40, watch out for the SPP and .45 Glock cases when doing .45. And, of course, for those who do 9mm, watching out for those pesky .380 cases..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayak1 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I would love you 45ACP small primer. It's much quicker to swap the 650 from 9mm to 45 if don't have to swap over to large primer. If I am already running large primer it's then time to load 45ACP with large primer. Small primers are just fine for me. Plus at this time I have 10K small primers and all of the local shops are our of large pistil primers at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 After sorting by caliber, I tumble, then I inspect & measure each case, and separate by headstamp. Then, I run the cases I'm going to use through a push-through die to make sure they are perfectly straight(if you do a search, there were several threads on how brass that wasn't straight didn't stack as well in the magazine). I then re-tumble them, and then load them. Maybe I'm a little anal, but, I need my guns to run 100%, and that starts with good ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I pick up my brass at the range and throw it in the tumbler. Then I load it. Then I tumble to remove lube. Then I shoot it. 20 k a year and reliable. But we do as we must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blujax01 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Blazer Brass is all small primer (as is some newer Federal) and Blazer seems to be the range ammo of choice around here. The last 1000 cases I sorted were about 600 Large to 400 Small so it's no longer economically feasible to throw away the small primer brass. Just one more attribute added to the case inspection and sorting process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouptherapy Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 SPP for me...Mail me all you have...love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlockCanMan Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I would be glad to trade your Small primer cases for large primer cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouptherapy Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) I gotta ziplock bag full of 45acp LPP. I'LL TRADE 1 case for 1 case 45acp SPP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited May 10, 2014 by grouptherapy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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