Federal .45ACP Brass With Small Primer Pockets WTF!?

[whiskeysnoot]

I knew that CCI brass for .45ACP had small primer pockets but this is the first I've seen in Federal. I 've loaded quite a bit of Federal and never seen it until now. Locked up my progressive twice. These were range pickups so can't say which of their product lines have them. Just be aware of it.

[dustingaunder]

The red boxes at Walmart. I only buy WWB for .45 now. I just plan on leaving federal brass at the range.

[aeropb]

Times like these, gotta look at your headstamps

[indi]

I just bought 2 boxes of federal yesterday, and yup they have small primers. Would you reload them the same just with small primers?

[indi]

As I was writing the above post i remembered that about 5 days ago i had put a bunch of .45 acp brass in the tumbler. But i couldnt recall if i ever turned it off. I just ran to the garage and heard it was still on......lol. Picked out one of the brass and it is SHINEY, inside and out. Tumbler was pretty warm too, glad i didnt burn out the motor.

[HiredHand]

I'm pretty sure this subject has been covered here before. The change in primers pockets is due to the non-toxic primer material being used.

[HiredHand]

Also, pay attention to large primer pockets with larger flash holes when you are sorting and reloading your brass.

[FireCop203]

I just bought 2 boxes of federal yesterday, and yup they have small primers. Would you reload them the same just with small primers?

Yes, you can. Just use the same powder/bullet loads that your reloading manual recommends.

[Chard]

Also, pay attention to large primer pockets with larger flash holes when you are sorting and reloading your brass.

What is the significance of this?

[HiredHand]

What is the significance of this?

Well, I was going to say that the larger than std flash hole would increase pressure but more research seems to say that in the 45ACP this isn't an issue.

[1mathom1]

I found the small pockets a few months ago too. Ran into a fella that wanted them and we swapped.

[HackerF15E]

Was it a 50-round box or the 100-round box? On the 1911 website they are reporting that it is only the 50-round box that has SPP currently.

There are actually several companies with small primers in 45 ACP right now. Here's the list, stolen from over at Gunboards:

SPEER
WIN NT
nny
FC
FEDERAL 45 AUTO
FED NT
BLAZER

[ByrdC130]

Any price difference in small vs large pistol primers?

[TSgt Twitch]

If any in the choctaw/harra/far east side, wanna get rid of SPP 45 acp brass. let me know . Stock less, shop less, swap less. I see it as a win.