Reloading 45 ACP
by Art 
, Littleton, Colorado, Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 19:39 (3206 days ago)
I have just started reloading the A.C.P. No problems at all. Just read in a gun magazine about using small pistol primers. I have been using large ones. What do you all use? Am I wrong in using the large primers.
Art
Reloading 45 ACP
by Creeker , Hardwoods, Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 20:31 (3206 days ago) @ Art
You will find 45 ACP brass with both large & small primer pockets so small will fall from a large pocket & large won't fit in a small pocket.
If you are using mixed fired brass, you will have to cull
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 22:42 (3206 days ago) @ Art
the primer stuff out as you go... I save mine up SOMEDAY, I may need them... Herters, Blazer brass, some Federal Some Winchester Some Fiochi is small primer pockets... Irritating...But the 45 ACP is fun and easy to load for.
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I don't know when it started
by bj , Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 19:21 (3205 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
but some .45ACP cartridges come with small pistol primers. Until you get experienced looking at a lot of cases, look carefully at them to tell the difference. Nothing worse than to have a case with small primer pocket mixed in with the others. You will NOT get a large primer to go in there and it will throw a serious obstacle in your loading process.
Reloading 45 ACP
by Art , Littleton, Colorado, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 06:41 (3205 days ago) @ Art
Thanks to all!!!
Reloading 45 ACP
If you are new to the 45ACP I highly recommend buying a taper crimp die and not using a roll crimp. J.Michael
Dillon Dies are the best for that... results in a JMB style
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 10:31 (3205 days ago) @ uncowboy
perfectly tapered case wasp waist...
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and if you buy Dillon dies
by bj , Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 19:18 (3205 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
go ahead and buy extra lock rings at the same time.
Some brands have lock rings with a setscrew or something similar. Dillon dies are made to use in Dillon toolheads so they just come with a plain nut, nothing to hold it in place. With a Dillon toolhead you put the die in the toolhead and tighten down the lock nut, the dies aren't taken in and out frequently. You can replace with a lock ring from another brand, or you can buy additional Dillon lock rings and lock 2 of them together on the die in the right spot.
yep...
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Thursday, February 18, 2016, 09:51 (3204 days ago) @ bj
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