I have a couple of hundred once fired .45 brass with the small primers. Most .45 brass I've seen use the large primers. Any reason not to reload the small primer brass ?
-
Forum Update: We've upgraded the software to improve security, performance, and the overall experience.
👉 Read why we made the change | Support the Forum
.45 ACP with small primers ...
- Thread starter Empe
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
Spurdann
Member
It is nice to have options. If you only have SPP then they are gold.
I haven’t reloaded any as I am flush with LPPs but I am keeping what I have just in case.
I haven’t reloaded any as I am flush with LPPs but I am keeping what I have just in case.
DITTO that. Just keep your SPP and LPP brass separated on your reloading bench and you're GTG!
rockquarry
Member
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2005
- Messages
- 8,524
- Reaction score
- 10,476
I find it much easier to work with .45 brass that has the large primer pocket. That size is far more common and .45 brass is not scarce.
Erich
Member
I've loaded both to test side by side, with the same load but for the primer and brass. No issues and no winner between them. I'm happy to have both, but I've always separated all my brass by make, etc.
Last edited:
venomballistics
Member
I've loaded some of it.
No issues encountered.
I separate them from the standard brass and hold them in reserve.
No issues encountered.
I separate them from the standard brass and hold them in reserve.
I toss all 45acp spp brass in the scrap bucket. Not worth fooling with as I have ample supplies of the original brass.
I agree with this. I get rid of all the 45acp spp brass in file 13.
Just another 22 shooter
Member
I ran into some spp 45acp brass a few years back that had crimped primer pockets.
I just sort SPP 45ACP brass and LPP 45ACP brass into separate containers.
I have no problem reloading either flavor - and having the option to load either variety (depending on what primers I have or can get) seems like an advantage, rather than a disadvantage to me.
But as with all things related to handloading, YMMV...
Those of you who scrap your SPP 45ACP brass, feel free to send it to me. I'll even gladly pay the shipping charges.
I have no problem reloading either flavor - and having the option to load either variety (depending on what primers I have or can get) seems like an advantage, rather than a disadvantage to me.
But as with all things related to handloading, YMMV...
Those of you who scrap your SPP 45ACP brass, feel free to send it to me. I'll even gladly pay the shipping charges.
Last edited:
scattershot
Member
Itf you want to get rid of them, I’ll take them.I’ll even pay postage.
That said, I have used both large and small primer brass without issue, and can tell no difference in the finished loads.
Last edited:
SGT ROCK 11B
Member
Since SPP 45 ACP started showing up some people have shot and left it on the ground for me to pick up.
Once fired SPP is better than LPP that has been fired a dozen times.
Once fired SPP is better than LPP that has been fired a dozen times.
My thoughts exactly. I'll reload either variety, and if people want to leave their SPP 45 brass lying around for me to pick up, then that's MORE than A-OK by me! I'll take it!
Bullseye shooters have been finding that, with certain loads, the small primer brass can yield slightly tighter 50 yard groups as tested from a Ransom Rest.
venomballistics
Member
Another good reason to keep the stuff.
The only thing is that lpp vastly outnumbers spp brass.
Statistical probability leads to lpp being more convenient to deal with, especially in progressive loading where a primer size change can be a bit involved.
Still, spp has equal functional value though batch size is smaller.
AJ
US Veteran
I keep all my SPP .45 ACP separate from the LPP .45 ACP. I store it for a rainy day and the same with SPP 10 MM brass. Nice to have options if needed.
kbm6893
SWCA Member
I prefer SPP in .45. Uses the same primers as my other pistol calibers. I got into loading .45 after they came around so I have no loyalty to LPP. Before primers became so scarce I bought a brick of LPP and used them in brass I picked off the floor.
DWalt
Member
Makes absolutely no difference so long as you don’t mind the inconvenience of segregating cases by primer size.
scattershot
Member
Just a note here, after I load a batch of SPP ammo, I draw a line with a Sharpie across the base of the case, across the primer, so I can tell at a glance which is which.
