D.B. Cooper
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Having just received my first ever handgun in 45 ACP, I learned recently that 45ACP comes in two different size primers. As I'm told, the original specification was for Large Pistol primer. I've been buying Blazer Brass, which comes with a Small Pistol primer. They seem to work just fine, at least in the factory range/practice ammo I've bought.
Is there any reason, from hand loader's perspective, to favor 45 with a SP primer over 45 with a LP primer, or vice-versa?
I've also been scrounging brass off the range for both 45 and 9mm. I'm not reloading for either at the moment, but I suspect both may become useful in the future.
So this leads me to ask the question, should I care which size primer my brass is made for? Obviously, I have to go to the trouble of sorting 45 brass by primer size. (Unless, of course, I only buy one brand and only pick up my own brass.) Or given that I also own a 9mm, which uses SP primers, should I only use 45 brass with SP primer pockets, just so I only have to find/buy one size primer?
Is there any reason, from hand loader's perspective, to favor 45 with a SP primer over 45 with a LP primer, or vice-versa?
I've also been scrounging brass off the range for both 45 and 9mm. I'm not reloading for either at the moment, but I suspect both may become useful in the future.
So this leads me to ask the question, should I care which size primer my brass is made for? Obviously, I have to go to the trouble of sorting 45 brass by primer size. (Unless, of course, I only buy one brand and only pick up my own brass.) Or given that I also own a 9mm, which uses SP primers, should I only use 45 brass with SP primer pockets, just so I only have to find/buy one size primer?