Small primer 45 acp brass

[m&p45acp10+1]

Priming is the only thing that changes on them. I save them up till there are enough to take a whole sleave of primers. Then I load them. I admit I save them for shooting in the places I am not going to be able to recover most of, if not all of when I am done.

They shoot and work the same. I use small rifle primers for all my small primer loading. Keeps me from having a small pistol primer end up in a rifle round.

 

[RC20]

Is it getting to be the norm for all brass or just certain mfgs?

If so which ones?

 

[m&p45acp10+1]

I have seen it from Federal, and CCI (Blazer Brass).

 

[North East Redneck]

New to reloading .45 Auto
I have purchased CCI Blazer Brass, Federal, Winchester and S&B 230gr FMJ. Also Federal Hydrashock 230gr SJHP. All are LPP.
When I do come across some SPP .45 Brass, I will keep it. I load on a single stage, so the only difference will be what primer I use.

 

[shadowwalker]

I load them for my Bond Arms Backup. I load lower powder because the Bond Arms just kicks the snot out of my hand after a few rounds. I can easily keep track of which rounds go to what gun.

 

[JeepHammer]

I saw a 'YouTube' video that featured a sorter, flipped the small primer brass out of a Dillon progressive.
Don't know if the guy later reloaded the brass or not...

I don't see any performance issues with small primer brass, so I'm inclined to reload them once the press sorts them for me, but frankly, I just don't road a ton of .45 ACP anymore.

 

[willr]

I like the small primer 45s because then I don't have to keep a supply of two different sizes of primer. Since there seems to be little, if no firing difference, why be required to have to keep both sizes?
willr

 

[rodfac]

No different performance wise in my guns. I save 'em, do a special run and use them without picking them up for field walks here on the farm. Chasing auto brass in the fescue is one of my pet peeves. Rod

 

[Tsquared]

I will take the SP brass once I remove it from the 550b and straiten out the mess. I will then prime it in the single stage press and throw the small primed casing in a bin. When I start a run on the 550 I by-pass the priming stage and use the primed cases as "test" rounds.

When I get 100 or more I take them to the snobby indoor range near work that discourages policing brass and shoot and leave behind. I also save any split cases and leave them behind as well.