Federal .45 ACP Primer differences

[Timothy]

If you weren't joking, Pecos, it's just not true.  The outside case dimension must stay exactly the same or the round won't chamber properly.

The smaller box size was due to the use of a cartridge tray with thinner walls.

I assumed he was being sarcastic...when is Marshal going to invent the sarcasm emoticon?

[Solus]

I assumed he was being sarcastic...when is Marshal going to invent the sarcasm emoticon?

I figured he must be too...but there wasn't any kind of Smiley three and I thought it couldn't hurt to point it out...just in case for anyone who might not know.....and now I feel dumb for thinking someone here might not understand that....but maybe we have a real novice lurker around...yeah..that's it...I said it for all the rookie lurkers here  

[tombogan03884]

I figured he must be too...but there wasn't any kind of Smiley three and I thought it couldn't hurt to point it out...just in case for anyone who might not know.....and now I feel dumb for thinking someone here might not understand that....but maybe we have a real novice lurker around...yeah..that's it...I said it for all the rookie lurkers here 

Dude, We DO have some members who are really new to shooting and may not realize these things.
Wasn't there a thread about "first handgun" advice a while back ?

I assumed he was being sarcastic...when is Marshal going to invent the sarcasm emoticon?

I use the "rolling eyes", same as when I'm talking to an idiot liberal .   

[Pecos Bill]

You guys have GOT to be kidding! Any case of smaller diameter for 45 ACP would not have room for a .452 bullet. Raed the second paragraph again and you'll find I started it with "Actually", sort of implies that I was joking. Get a sense of humor, please.

Pecos

[Timothy]

You guys have GOT to be kidding! Any case of smaller diameter for 45 ACP would not have room for a .452 bullet. Raed the second paragraph again and you'll find I started it with "Actually", sort of implies that I was joking. Get a sense of humor, please.

Pecos

You had me at Hello!

 

[Sponsor]

[Solus]

HAHAHAHAHA

[downwind]

New to the forum, so don't know what previous posts had to say about this, but it IS a pain when reloading brass scavenged from the range. I was surprised to see the Federal rounds put up with the small primers. I had seen Speer & Blazer headstamps having them & found out they were put up on their frangible & non-toxic ammo, as a previous poster noted.

One thing I did notice on the Speer & Blazer brass, and this is a concave look to the base. It really stands out when placed side by side along other brass, so this might help in identifying these from regular brass with large primers.

[MikeBjerum]

downwind,

It is a pain even when you are purchasing new ammunition to gain your brass.  That is how this all started.  Also, look out for Winchester's Win-Clean.  The primer flashhole is a pan with small indirect holes in it.  It is like ramming your decapping pin through a solid sheet of brass ... and the brass wins    This was discussed a couple years ago.

In handgun and shotshell reloading we tend to get into the mass production mode and forget to inspect everything closely.  It is issues like this that we need to discuss so we are reminded to slow down and double check.

[alfsauve]

....remind us to slow down and double check.

Amen.   

[marine68]

i once discarded some of that small primer 45 brass and was told to just load with Small pistol primers on my Dillon press; Since I also load calibers using them all I needed to do was leave the small primer cup on the machine when reloading them. I find them to be almost the same as using large pistol primers (a Hair slower muzzle velocity) but if want more slightly more heat, I  just use Magnum small pistol primers instead. I love them!!