kcobean Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I'm just getting around to sorting all of the .45 brass that I've picked up over time. Sometimes it's hard to spot the small-primer brass, particularly if the primer has flattened at all. Anybody come up with any good suggestions/tips/tricks to make this easier so I don't squash LPP's during reloading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tires2burn Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 What works for me is a tin pie plate. Shake the brass in the pan at a slight angle and the brass will go primer down. You can pick up 4/5 cases at one time and its real easy to pick out the SPP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddKS Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 The only advice I can offer is to learn what headstamps are showing up with small primers and inspect them more closely. You could also decap before sorting. Blazer and Federal are the two brands with small primers that I seem to be encountering recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeinctown Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 If you tumble them some before sorting they are easy to spot. My 11 year old helps me sort, so I don't think they are too difficult. The two most common brands for me are Federal and Blazer for SPP, but my last batch that I sorted I came up with one each of speer and one other brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 CCI embraced the SPP 45acp early. No best method unfortunately, looking at every case is the only way. Someone with ingenuity will figure something out. Sorting SPP from LPP is a PITA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) I grew tired of hand sorting after the first decade of SPP 45 brass and built this. Edited November 3, 2014 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 There is that American ingenuity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tires2burn Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 That is so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob DuBois Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Quickest way I've found to inspect brass is using three factory 50 count trays. The trays with the square sides work best and you'll need 45 trays to inspect 45 cases. Place two trays in a box open side up pour cases in the trays most will land head stamp down. Inspect the inside of the case then use the third tray like a primer flip tray and inspect the bases. Loading on 550's and 650'5 no swager. Use 40 trays to inspect 38 Special/357 mag. 9mm easy to spot super cases or 380's that worked their way into the tumbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutilate Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 These small primer pocket cases are an abomination! They completely ruin the flow, and tend to damage the primer below them in as the seating stroke is rejected. I have a hard time seeing them before the primers are removed and have in the past opted to cull them out during reloading. Similar to others, I'm seeing a ton more Federal and Blazer headstamps in range pickups, whereas a year ago there were just enough to be occasionally annoying. I love the ingenuity, Burned Out! I'd love to have something like that for my machine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Don't worry, sometime in the near future there will only be SP .45ACP cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlockCanMan Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 +1 on only SP .45ACP cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicocrawler Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) It is a two step process for me.... #1 I look through the brass as I pick them up and throw the SP stuff in the trash there #2 for the ones I miss when I pick them up i notice them when I try and seat a primer on my 650 and it won't seat I just take that case pick the LP up and put a SP in its place and move on Edited December 27, 2014 by newmexicocrawler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Easiest way to avoid SP .45 cases is to DQ any shooter caught using them in a match. That's standard practice at our range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donjfred Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 DQ 'ing sounds a little harsh. I have thousands of small match rifle primers left over from my bench rest days I used to trash cases with small primer pockets too, until I discovered small rifle primers work just fine in my 45 autos. Now I just can't seem to find enough of sp brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tires2burn Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I save the SPP cases and when I get 1000 or so I swap in my 45 conversion plate and load them up. You could also throw them in your spent primer jug and make some free money when you recycle them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himurax13 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Easiest way to avoid SP .45 cases is to DQ any shooter caught using them in a match. That's standard practice at our range. Hey now, I do my best to shoot SPP cases at matches and then try to recover and equal or greater amount of LPP brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tires2burn Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) When will the SPP take over? Edited January 26, 2015 by tires2burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I clean them all then look at them before I put them in my xl650 tube. SPP goes in a pile with other brass to trade/sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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