plattj1 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I am sick of changing primer sizes in my press, how tough is it to change my single stack over .40? Will the breech face work if I change barrels and extractors, or do I need a whole new top end and ejector? Will a non-ramped barrel run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent1k1 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I don't think so, but I'd be interested if people had ideas on this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop414 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 On a side note, can find small primer 45 brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honda01 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 You will need a whole new top end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honda01 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 And you will want a ramped/supported barrel to help deal with the higher pressures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parallax3D Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Not worth it. Just ask everyone else for their small primered .45 brass. Nobody I know actually wants the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWFAN Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Sell it, buy a forty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v1911 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 You could use small primer .45 as others suggested, but finding it in large supply may be another issue all in its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'll swap you 1:1 my SPP .45 ACP brass for your .45 ACP LPP brass. I sort by primer size after tumbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buss544 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 The breech faces are different. You will need a new slide. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Just go to the SP .45 cases. Not sure if all the "haters" have noticed, but, as the years go by, there will be more and more SP .45s and less and less LP .45s. Then, you can just go to SRPs in everything and really simplify your supply problem and reloading efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPENB Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I've been getting SP .45 brass on gunbroker. Decent prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 The breech face can be welded up and recut but the expense isn't worth it! I suggest you sell and purchase a .40 or see if your gs will trade + cash. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plattj1 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks for the replies... It's funny, I cuss the small primer brass and throw it away when I find it because it screws up my loading, never even considered using it...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawboy Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Cheaper to buy another press. Probably a good idea anyway. Several fillings in the shop is always a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawboy Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 DILLONS not fillings. Stupid auto spell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob DuBois Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Steve has the right idea know a guy who loads on a 650 and only has that small primer system. Loads 45acp, 9mm and 333. I trashed quite a bit of small primed 45 brass myself before seeing it used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 333 or .223 ??? Not familiar with a 333. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmbaccolyte Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 A really good 1911 smith advised me that it would be cheaper to just buy a 1911 in .40 than buy a new top end and get it fitted (barrel to the slide & bushing and slide to frame). I was already impressed with his knowledge of the 1911 from talking to him, but when he turned down work because it wouldn't be cost effective for the customer, I knew he was special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith52 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I'm with lawboy, buy another press,have one press setup for small primers and one press setup for large primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc90 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I'm with lawboy, buy another press,have one press setup for small primers and one press setup for large primers. I'm with these two guys ...could get by well with a cheaper square deal for LPP and keep the 650 for all the diff. small primer calibers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonSnow Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 A really good 1911 smith advised me that it would be cheaper to just buy a 1911 in .40 than buy a new top end and get it fitted (barrel to the slide & bushing and slide to frame). I don't think that's true. I'm building a 40 slide for my 1911 and I priced it out at $600 without sights or springs (since I have spares). That's for a Caspian stainless slide with sight cuts already and a pre-fit Nowlin barrel. I will have to do any slide/frame and bushing/slide fitting myself but I could also send the parts to a gunsmiths for $200. Add the cost of sights and you're looking at $900 for a slide that uses your existing frame with any and all goodies/work you've put into it. Compare that to a Dawson CRP Trojan at $1235 and add the price of a trigger job, plus FFL fees. Seems like the slide is $400-$500 cheaper. Granted, you then have two guns instead of one, but personally I can only shoot one gun at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig N Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Most of the small primer brass I have been seeing is blazer, if that helps any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc90 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Most of the small primer brass I have been seeing is blazer, if that helps any. I've just been running across alot of that as of late myself , just been tossing into separate container. Edited March 12, 2014 by usmc90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I use Federal SP myself, but, Blazer works equally well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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