I have just started reloading the A.C.P. No problems at all. Just read in a gun magazine about using small pistol primers. I have been using large ones. What do you all use? Am I wrong in using the large primers.
Art
Reloading 45 ACP
by Gary G, Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 19:48 (3191 days ago) @ Art
large
Reloading 45 ACP
by SIXGUNNER, Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 20:15 (3191 days ago) @ Art
SMALL ONLY FIT CASES CUT FOR SMALL PRIMERS.
Reloading 45 ACP
by Creeker , Hardwoods, Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 20:31 (3191 days ago) @ Art
You will find 45 ACP brass with both large & small primer pockets so small will fall from a large pocket & large won't fit in a small pocket.
Reloading 45 ACP
by Fowler, Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 21:50 (3191 days ago) @ Art
Almost all 45acp brass is for large primer, when I stumble on a small primered cases I just toss them in the trash.
If you are using mixed fired brass, you will have to cull
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 22:42 (3191 days ago) @ Art
the primer stuff out as you go... I save mine up SOMEDAY, I may need them... Herters, Blazer brass, some Federal Some Winchester Some Fiochi is small primer pockets... Irritating...But the 45 ACP is fun and easy to load for.
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I don't know when it started
by bj , Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 19:21 (3190 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
but some .45ACP cartridges come with small pistol primers. Until you get experienced looking at a lot of cases, look carefully at them to tell the difference. Nothing worse than to have a case with small primer pocket mixed in with the others. You will NOT get a large primer to go in there and it will throw a serious obstacle in your loading process.
Reloading 45 ACP
by Art , Littleton, Colorado, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 06:41 (3191 days ago) @ Art
Thanks to all!!!
Reloading 45 ACP
by uncowboy, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 08:12 (3191 days ago) @ Art
If you are new to the 45ACP I highly recommend buying a taper crimp die and not using a roll crimp. J.Michael
Dillon Dies are the best for that... results in a JMB style
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 10:31 (3190 days ago) @ uncowboy
perfectly tapered case wasp waist...
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and if you buy Dillon dies
by bj , Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 19:18 (3190 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
go ahead and buy extra lock rings at the same time.
Some brands have lock rings with a setscrew or something similar. Dillon dies are made to use in Dillon toolheads so they just come with a plain nut, nothing to hold it in place. With a Dillon toolhead you put the die in the toolhead and tighten down the lock nut, the dies aren't taken in and out frequently. You can replace with a lock ring from another brand, or you can buy additional Dillon lock rings and lock 2 of them together on the die in the right spot.
yep...
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Thursday, February 18, 2016, 09:51 (3189 days ago) @ bj
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Reloading 45 ACP
by Charles, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 14:31 (3190 days ago) @ Art
I have been reloading the 45 ACP for well over 50 years now with no problems. I have always used the LP cases, seeing very few SP cases in my part of the world. Ed Harris has done some rather extensive testing on the two different sized primer cases and his results show a slight accuracy edge with the SP cases. But, I still am not going to hunt some up.
I would agree that a taper crimp die is almost a necessity for the 45 ACP case.