Reaming out 45 ACP small primer to large
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FROGO207
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The most trouble I would go to is trading them off. FWIW I load both types and have the primers for both on hand so I feel it's no big deal either way. I just sort them to size when inspecting them after each resizing.
mljdeckard
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How can this possibly be less trouble than just buying some small primers?
Drill out primer pockets? Solder up the holes and re-drill them?
Does anyone here understand how critical flash hole size is to internal pressure? And how heating brass will soften it and weaken the case head? And that web thickness is also important in keeping pressure contained and preventing blown primers?
Why would anyone spend hours drilling and reaming and whatever else, then risk his gun and his eyes or hands for 20 lousy cases worth less than a buck?
Jim
Does anyone here understand how critical flash hole size is to internal pressure? And how heating brass will soften it and weaken the case head? And that web thickness is also important in keeping pressure contained and preventing blown primers?
Why would anyone spend hours drilling and reaming and whatever else, then risk his gun and his eyes or hands for 20 lousy cases worth less than a buck?
Jim
FROGO207
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^^^^ Yeah Really.:banghead:
I have yet to load my first .45. I'm wondering how good of a wreck is forthcoming on the LNL when a spp brass gets in there.
I bought 1000 .45 acp from one of the vendors that posts items for sale on THR. I knew they were not sorted between LPP and SPP brass. I think I ended up with about 880 +/- LPP and 85 or so SPP (The rest were a few odds and ends of 40's and 1 .45 gap) So now I have 85 or so spp brass to deal with. I wouldn't worry about them other than trying to load progressive and getting one of the darn things in the mix.
I took me 2 passes through them to find all of them - I think.
I bought 1000 .45 acp from one of the vendors that posts items for sale on THR. I knew they were not sorted between LPP and SPP brass. I think I ended up with about 880 +/- LPP and 85 or so SPP (The rest were a few odds and ends of 40's and 1 .45 gap) So now I have 85 or so spp brass to deal with. I wouldn't worry about them other than trying to load progressive and getting one of the darn things in the mix.
I took me 2 passes through them to find all of them - I think.
Khaot1c
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I have a small collection of SPP 45 auto brass in a zip lock. Been contemplating what to do with it. I'm sure if i look through my bin of 45 auto brass I'll find more. For now i'll keep then SPP stuff set aside until I have enough to justify a flat rate box, then offer it up in the good karma thread.
It is a serious PITA when you're crusing along on the press and smack into a SPP.
It is a serious PITA when you're crusing along on the press and smack into a SPP.
Otto
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Perplexing isn't it?
I'm not a psychologist but I think this is a case of ORD (Obsessive Reaming Disorder).
rbernie
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ATK, actually - the parent company of CCI, Federal, Speer, and others. You will find SPP 45ACP with at least four ATK headstamps - Federal, CCI, Blazer, and Speer.
Carl N. Brown
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With me, questionable or odd brass goes into a gallon freezer zip lock bag; when full and after passing a magnet through it for any stray steel, it goes with me to the metal recyclers, along with my crushed aluminum cans. A gallon bag of oddball or 4th or 5th generation reloaded (fired) brass pays back more than a lawn leaf bag full of aluminum.
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A guy asks a question and he gets slammed by the peanut gallery. I don't see it as hours of work, right now I'm trimming out some 38 brass that the primer end broke off when punched leaving the sides of the primer in the pocket. It’s not taking that long to ream them out. But I just asked a question as I don't shoot the 45 enough and didn't want to get involved with the SPP brass. Also I enjoy reloading and am always looking for the next project.
How big a wreck depends on how good you are at feeling what your press is doing? I figured I only had LPP brass but as soon as I tried to prime the SP brass I could tell by the sound and the feel of the handle that the primer was not going in the hole. My first thought was did I break a decapping pin as it felt like there was still a primer in the case. Once I pulled the case from the press and looked at the small PP I knew what was up.
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