Small primers in 45 ACP

[hapidogbreath]

Was reloading some range brass and found that SPEER and BLASER (brass case) are using small primers. Since when did they start using Small Primers????

 

[Blue68f100]

It's been going on for many years now. Use the search feature and you will find threads on the subject.

 

[jmorris]

IIRC I started finding Winchester NT at the range around '06.

 

[hapidogbreath]

Thanks for the heads up. I had no idea as I do not shoot much 45.

 

[sellersm]

CCI, Blazer, *some* Speer (they own CCI, or vice-versa), Win NT, and/or any of the non-toxic, lead-free rounds.

SPP in .45acp is just an evil plot! :banghead:

 

[Hondo 60]

I've got a bunch of Federal with SPP.
That's the ammo Wally world had when I bought my 1911 (June 2011).
Having no brass, I bought a few boxes of factory ammo.

Didn't even realize that LPP'd brass was available.

 

[FROGO207]

That works out well if you do not reload other calibers that use LPP. You only need to stock the SPP for all your handgun needs. As for me I am not so fortunate but it keeps another reloading option open if I should run out of LPP for some reason and still want to shoot 45 ACP.

 

[ReloaderFred]

They load and shoot the same, other than the primer size. Reload, shoot, and repeat as necessary.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[beeenbag]

I love them... The majority of the rounds I shoot take spp, only other lpp I shoot is 44 magnum. When I shoot my 45s I just shoot either spp or lpp, never both at the same time to help with keeping them seperate.

 

[hapidogbreath]

Good point all. Another option I had not thought of. Thanks

 

[Lennyjoe]

I reload them and toss them in the same bucket as the rest of the LPP range loads. Haven't found any performance difference.

 

[sauer1911]

Of all the spent brass I go thru, I find less than 5% of the brass is SPP. I just toss them aside and load LPP for my .45 and SPP for my 9mm. They can be a pain if they get in the mix when loading ammo.

be safe

 

[PJSprog]

Am I the only one who has a moment of pause when I see the name Blazer and the word brass in the same sentence?

 

[Dframe]

I've had problems with the spp 45s. inconsistent diameters of primer pockets, crimps, etc. ALL of the spp 45s I get now are tossed into the recycle bin. They're just NOT worth the trouble to me.

 

[Scimmia]

Am I the only one who has a moment of pause when I see the name Blazer and the word brass in the same sentence?

You get used to it if you use range pickup brass. You get a lot of Blazer brass and it becomes a normal, every day thing.