How much do you hate small primer 45ACP...

[Ned Ryerson]

It would help reloaders if the industry adopted a single standard for primer size, but it wouldn’t help the new ammo manufacturers much to make things easier for reloaders.

[tabascoz28]

I was surprised that a .454 uses SRP. As long as they don't make a special primer for those new polymer cases or needing to use all brass bullets for the .416...

[bruce381]

I sort now and use them for all brass lost glock or steel matches let the next guy worry about them.

[socom2shooter]

I've been throwing them in a bucket and cussing at them for years lol, never reloaded even one lol

[pennstater]

Seperate, load and shoot. No biggie for me. It's still brass.

MLC

[tabascoz28]

Is the trick to have a sample of one to compare because a few always makes it into the pile after I sort. They start to look the same. I also have never loaded a small primer and have a 2x fired bucket lot that I can guarantee no small primers.

[Corky43]

Most of us who reload 45 ACP in bulk like I do (5000 rd lots) really hate the small primer. It really messes up your session on dillon 1050 with MKIII press and takes a lot of time to sort. I have one club member who used to shoot small primer 45. had to sort by headstamp and it takes a while.

[BAJ475]

I was surprised that a .454 uses SRP. As long as they don't make a special primer for those new polymer cases or needing to use all brass bullets for the .416...

I also thought that was strange until I looked at the amount of powder required and the pressures involved.

[Cowboy T]

The hate is so strong that I reload them over and over until they fail or get lost!

I agree! Teach those devil-spawn cases the *right* way!

I like having the option of reloading either small or large primer 45 ACP brass. It conserves my stash of WLP primers for 45 Long Colt, you heard me I said it 45 Long Colt.

WHAAAATT!!?? YOU SAID 45 *LONG* COLT?? HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE SELF-APPOINTED TERMINOLOGY GODS???!!!1!!!ONE!!!1!!!!?



Even Colt's Manufacturing themselves call it, ".45 Long Colt" and have for a long time. And yeah, I shoot .45 *LONG* Colt as well.

[Cowboy T]

Now, as for why we even have this non-standard SPP variant of .45 ACP case:

From what I've read, it has to do with the brisance of the lead-free primer compound used in "non-toxic" primers. In smaller quantities, seems it's just fine, but apparently in the larger quantity of what you'd see in an LPP cup, it's a bit too hot to be safe. Therefore, they decided on an SPP version. Also remember that these cases are not really aimed (pardon the pun) at reloaders, but rather at people shooting at indoor ranges on a regular basis, e. g. military, police, and folks in the city and suburbs.

[shamrock12]

WHAAAATT!!?? YOU SAID 45 *LONG* COLT?? HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE SELF-APPOINTED TERMINOLOGY GODS???!!!1!!!ONE!!!1!!!!?



Even Colt's Manufacturing themselves call it, ".45 Long Colt" and have for a long time. And yeah, I shoot .45 *LONG* Colt as well.

Glad I wasn’t the only one that noticed as well!

[XDJYo]

SPP 45 ACP is only worthy of being sorted into the trash. That is it. When I chase my brass at the range, I usually only pickup my own. Makes sorting a lot easier. I still double check as I?m depriming them (shuck I do by hand). I load on a Dillon 650 so I don?t want anything to break my rhythm.


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[rhodesengr]

Who makes 45 ACP ammo with SPP? Is new brass sold that way? I bought 45 ACP brass from Starline and didn't notice an SPP version just regular and +P

[Inkman]

Who makes 45 ACP ammo with SPP? Is new brass sold that way? I bought 45 ACP brass from Starline and didn't notice an SPP version just regular and +P

A lot of Blazer is SPP.

[bhilliker@comcast.net]

A lot of the "Wild Bunch " shooters loke to collect SPP 45 they will use these when they g to big matches where they cannot collect their brass. Your SASS shooters will know who your wild bunch guys are. Save the SPP for them. They like to barter ------