Small Primer 45 ACP - The Firearms Forum

dbcooper · 02-22-2012, 12:08 PM

how much of this are you guys starting to see?

I only found out about it a few months ago, while reloading some range brass

it took awhile but I determined there was a bad problem with some of the brass and did some research and found out that small primer 45 acp is out there and here to stay

I am seeing it now in about 4 different head stamps.

is this something that all manufacturers are eventually going to?

Bindernut · 02-22-2012, 12:39 PM

Probably here to stay. And yes, they are a bit of a pain in the butt to work with.
It initially started with the non-toxic primered rounds that they started to make for use on indoor ranges. Those primers were made in small only so some makers started making small-primer brass for rounds that normally used to use larges (like the .45ACP).

I don't have very many yet but they work just fine.
I just segregate them out from the large-primer brass and let em build up until I've got enough to make up a batch of "range ammo" for plinking. I'll keep that batch separate from the regular stuff so I don't have to sort as many the next time around.

As for if all .45ACP brass goes to small primer...
I doubt it but who knows.

mikld · 02-22-2012, 01:30 PM

I look at all the brass I pick up/use. I don't try to process small primer brass along with large primer brass, so I have no problems. Works for me...

ryan42 · 02-22-2012, 02:03 PM

blazer is one that I have found,some of there casings are large primer and some are small.

JLA · 02-22-2012, 02:18 PM

Just separate them from the rest and prime them separately. They can be used with the same loads as the regular stuff from that point..

Bud0505 · 02-22-2012, 02:49 PM

I bought some Federal 230 FMJ that are small primer. Needed the jacketed to break in a new Kimber and that's what Wally World had in stock. No big deal I will separate the casings and prime them before I switch from SP to LP on my 550B.

R/bud

02-22-2012, 12:08 PM	#1
dbcooper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Contributor Posts: 671	Small Primer 45 ACP how much of this are you guys starting to see? I only found out about it a few months ago, while reloading some range brass it took awhile but I determined there was a bad problem with some of the brass and did some research and found out that small primer 45 acp is out there and here to stay I am seeing it now in about 4 different head stamps. is this something that all manufacturers are eventually going to? -->

02-22-2012, 12:39 PM	#2
Bindernut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 2,447	Re: Small Primer 45 ACP Probably here to stay. And yes, they are a bit of a pain in the butt to work with. It initially started with the non-toxic primered rounds that they started to make for use on indoor ranges. Those primers were made in small only so some makers started making small-primer brass for rounds that normally used to use larges (like the .45ACP). I don't have very many yet but they work just fine. I just segregate them out from the large-primer brass and let em build up until I've got enough to make up a batch of "range ammo" for plinking. I'll keep that batch separate from the regular stuff so I don't have to sort as many the next time around. As for if all .45ACP brass goes to small primer... I doubt it but who knows.

02-22-2012, 01:30 PM	#3
mikld Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 573	Re: Small Primer 45 ACP I look at all the brass I pick up/use. I don't try to process small primer brass along with large primer brass, so I have no problems. Works for me... __________________ My Anchor is holding fast.

02-22-2012, 02:03 PM	#4
ryan42 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: marion indiana Contributor Posts: 1,549	Re: Small Primer 45 ACP blazer is one that I have found,some of there casings are large primer and some are small.

02-22-2012, 02:18 PM	#5
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,315	Re: Small Primer 45 ACP Just separate them from the rest and prime them separately. They can be used with the same loads as the regular stuff from that point.. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

02-22-2012, 02:49 PM	#6
Bud0505 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 60	Re: Small Primer 45 ACP I bought some Federal 230 FMJ that are small primer. Needed the jacketed to break in a new Kimber and that's what Wally World had in stock. No big deal I will separate the casings and prime them before I switch from SP to LP on my 550B. R/bud