10mm small primer brass...Why?

[kbm6893]

Since I’m a new reloader of .45, I prefer SP primers. One size to stock. Makes sense for the ammo companies, too. Before the madness I picked up a brick of large pistol primers for the range pick up large primer .45 and I have loaded them all, but I prefer small pistol primers. Even if a large primer .45 gets by my inspection no worries of setting one off trying to seat a small pistol primer in a large primer pocket. Cant say that the other way around.

 

[BLUEDOT37]

...but remember, 454 Casull used to get loaded with small rifle primers.

They still are, of course. I always found it annoying as I had (at the time) no need for SRPs in anything else.

I read where Dick Casull went with the small rifle primer because he though it would make it stronger.

They later found would it wasn't necessary but the die was already cast, literally.

No other hyper magnum big bore revolver cartridge uses SRPs.

It's a convenience & cost savings thing by the manufacturers to convert to SPPs.

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[stansdds]

Small primers are the future, get used to it. From a manufacturing standpoint, one size makes tons of sense. There will still be two types of small primers, standard and magnum.

 

[Sevens]

If we want to take a positive look at it, we can say that it is fortunate that small rifle and small pistol primers are the same height, and this benefits us, while we recognize that large pistol and large rifle are NOT the same height and cannot be substituted.

 

[GypsmJim]

Are you left handed too?

Being ambidextrous I find that I can conveniently work my numerous presses with either hand.

Its all about convenience. Being retired I no longer have to accept any type of hassle. Having all my pistol brass using the same primer is convenient. having to use 2 different types in an inconvenience.

 

[Sevens]

Convenient in .45 ACP for me means that I have both, and that means I have options. I have small primer brass for “lost brass” sessions, whether that means tall grass, mud, snow, or indoor ranges where the brass goes forward of the line.

And having both primer sizes means that while I use tons of SP in 9mm, .38, .357 and .40, I’m using only a fraction of that volume to cover my .45, 10mm and .44 Mag.

And what’s the deficit here? Oh. Gotta shop for two primer sizes. (already shopping for four primer types anyway...) And need to sort and inspect my brass, which I do anyway.

I love you guys who leave small primer .45 laying around ‘cause it annoys you.

 

[Fishslayer]

Call me crazy, but I find the small inconvenience of inspecting brass first worth it for the versatility. If you like 10mm, but can’t find LPP, you can now use small primers such as small rifle or magnum.

^^^This. When .45ACP SPP brass started showing up in my range pickups I just kept it in separate bags.

In the unlikely event I run out of LPP I can use SPP or SRP.