Fiocci .45 auto once fired brass question?

[ThePunisher'sArmory]

I am pretty new to reloading....In fact so new I have not begun to reload yet. What I am doing is saving up once fired brass in .45, 9mm, and .223 untill my dad teaches me the art, that is reloading. Now what I have noticed is a friend of mine gave me a bunch of once fired Fiocci .45 brass and it looks like it takes a smaller primer. Question is can it be reloaded? Most of what I am keeping is Winchester White Box .45 brass. It seems the Winchester takes a larger more standard primer....So, would it be worth keeping the Fiocci or should I just throw it in the yellow brass recyle bin?

 

[918v]

Question is can it be reloaded?

Yes, with small pistol primers.

 

[LiveLife]

Punisher, when I sort my spent cases, I put the 45 cases with small primers in a separate container. When I have enough collected to run a reloading session, I tumble/polish and reload them separately.

I use the same load data as with the large primer cases, but some posted that they don't burn at full velocities/pressures as the large primer cases. For me, I use the small primer 45 cases for plinking, practice only.

 

[joneb]

but some posted that they don't burn at full velocities/pressures as the large primer cases.

What if a magnum primer was used ?

 

[918v]

Have you tried magnum primers?

 

[GLOOB]

Hold onto it. It's becoming more popular. There's actually no reason for a LPP in .45 ACP or 10mm.

Did you know:
At one point, .357 used a LPP, now it's only SPP.
Leadfree primers are becoming more popular.
Benchrest shooters get better accuracy with .45 ACP that use SPP.
When Glock made the .45 GAP round, they went to SPP for the reason of reducing chance of discharge when a live round hits the ejector.
SPP pockets are stronger.

 

[ThePunisher'sArmory]

Thanks guys they will be kept.....In a seperate bag. Also my friends gun puts a bad crimp in the bullet end of the case when they are ejected. They are mostly round but a 1/5 of the circumference is flatted. These can be reformed back to round right? Maybe I should just read a book on it till my dad has "time" to teach me....Any suggestions on a good instructional book?

 

[GLOOB]

When they are sized and belled, the dent will come out like magic. .45 ACP is one of the worst offenders, in terms of getting dented. The mouth is wide and the brass is thin. But I've never had to toss a case because it was dented. Even the ones that were obviously stepped on.

 

[ReloaderFred]

Obtaining a reloading manual is a great idea. I would suggest the Lyman 49th Edition Reloading Handbook. Start at the beginning and read through it. It will provide most of the information you require to get started.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Geckgo]

+1 to the Lyman 49th edition. I'm reading it now, getting ready for my intro to reloading. There is 120 pages in there on the ins and outs of reloading before you get to the loading data. I feel shorted by the limited .45 ACP data in the book but I'm sure that it will be supplimented when I get my rock chucker and my hornady book

 

[Hondo 60]

+ 1 million on getting a reloading manual or three.

Lyman's 49th is my favorite as well.
You absolutely should NOT reload without reading a manual (or two or three is even better)

 

[joneb]

918v,
It was almost a tie

 

[918v]

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