Win 45 acp NT brass

[Tom E]

Anyone used/using the Winchester NT 45acp brass? Small primer pockets? Crimped in primers or not? Any issues?

[Trini]

I use all that I can get. Never had problems setting primers...

[LPatterson]

Anyone used/using the Winchester NT 45acp brass? Small primer pockets? Crimped in primers or not? Any issues?

Yes they are small pistol primers, no I have not seen any crimped in, issues yes they slow down the reloading operation so they went in the circular storage. Trini likes them so maybe you can them if you have a bunch.

[Tom E]

Anyone used/using the Winchester NT 45acp brass? Small primer pockets? Crimped in primers or not? Any issues?

Yes they are small pistol primers, no I have not seen any crimped in, issues yes they slow down the reloading operation so they went in the circular storage.

I can see where they'd be a pita mixed in with other brass but it would also be nice to just have one primer size on the shelf.

[LPatterson]

Anyone used/using the Winchester NT 45acp brass? Small primer pockets? Crimped in primers or not? Any issues?

Yes they are small pistol primers, no I have not seen any crimped in, issues yes they slow down the reloading operation so they went in the circular storage.

I can see where they'd be a pita mixed in with other brass but it would also be nice to just have one primer size on the shelf.

If you are only priming 9 and 40 then a small primer 45 would be an asset. But I don't prime in my 550 any more so I expect a 45 to be large primer. The Win and Fed NT and Win Winclean usually go in my give away assortment with several other brands I am not interested in saving.

[TerryO]

I hate them when they're mixed in with regular LP 45 but I can see an advange if you don't want to have to switch from small to large primers on you press. Do the small primers give the same burn considering the size of the 45 case?

Terry

[DJM3808]

Sure makes sorting kinda critical, I think it was bad idea, my 2cents.

[Steve J]

There are a couple of threads on this already. They work just fine with magnum SPP. They need to be sorted and loaded separately, especially with a progressive press.

[Fishin6061]

With the way us shooters acquire brass (almost all large primer pocket) I can’t see bothering with these unless you have a ton of them.

[PJones1911]

There is an advantage to the small primer 45 brass: If any of you are S&W 625 revolver shooters and use them in competition, there is a large advantage to the small primer 45 brass. I have collected a lot of small primer brass over the past two years and just kept it with the intention of using it at some point. I shoot both at 686 and a 625 in competition. After doing a complete trigger job on both guns, with Jerry Mikulek's help, I was able to have a smooth 6 pound trigger pull on both revolvers. The 686 ignited the primers consistently and reliably every time but the 625 required an 8 pound pull to be consistent and reliable. It dawned on me that the small primer might just be the difference so I loaded up a bunch of 45 with the small primer and set the trigger pull to 6 pounds. It works great so I am now looking to collect more small primer 45 brass for revolver shooting.

Paul