45 ACP primer differences

[Neil Casper]

I only find a few now and again. I won't bother using them but I have a friend that prefers them, so whenever I find any I save it for him.

[SCORPIO]

I'm going to save them up until I have enough to bother reloading. I'm only finding them in the free range brass now and then. I had Federal and Blazer small primer brass. The Speer brass was all large primer as was the Anguilla(?). With a progressive press, you kind of need to have a good bit of brass before it makes sense to start loading.

Thanks for the heads up. I figured it was a known issure, just new to me. Next time I'll sort the brass prior to loading up the case feeder.

All my reloading books list 45 ACP as large pistol primers. No mention of the small primer variant.

[Hoss in IL]

Just so you guys know, it's the Federal "bulk/value" pack, like they sell at Wal-Mart (has a picture of loose cartridges all over the box) that has the small primers. If you plan on keeping your brass, don't buy those expecting large primers.

The Federal "Range Ammo" in the white box, with black lettering, does have large primers.

We send 5 gallon buckets FULL of Fed. and Blazer small primer brass to the scrap yard. Makes it a pain to sort brass after a busy weekend.

[skosh69]

Scorpio, save all the SP brass, wait'll you have a decent amount and then offer it up to trade to someone for LP brass, either here, 1911forum.com or your local forum.

A keen eye when picking up brass at the range prevents the aquirement of those PIA small primers, but occasionally they get by and when they do, I throw all SP brass in my "junk" brass can which I take it to the recycler's.

[titanse05]

Originally Posted by Hoss in IL

Just so you guys know, it's the Federal "bulk/value" pack, like they sell at Wal-Mart (has a picture of loose cartridges all over the box) that has the small primers. If you plan on keeping your brass, don't buy those expecting large primers.

This is not always the case. My shooting buddy just bought one of these Federal VP last month and we were surprised to see LPP. I think Federal has switched back to LPP.

The only ammo that I know uses SPP is the Winchester Winclean stuff.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by titanse05

This is not always the case. My shooting buddy just bought one of these Federal VP last month and we were surprised to see LPP. I think Federal has switched back to LPP.

The only ammo that I know uses SPP is the Winchester Winclean stuff.

Yep.....Federal 100 round box is LP and the 50 round box is SP....not sure why Federal does that but I am not complaining!

[Hoss in IL]

That's great. They send all of their SPP ammo to our great state. I've only seen the 100 packs with the small primers. Can't remember seeing anybody with the 50 packs. Maybe somebody is hoarding them and not shooting them....good.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by Hoss in IL

That's great. They send all of their SPP ammo to our great state. I've only seen the 100 packs with the small primers. Can't remember seeing anybody with the 50 packs. Maybe somebody is hoarding them and not shooting them....good.

Huh crazy....you can have em