45ACP, small primers

[ljk]

What do you guys think?

I'm getting into 45, xtreme has primed brass on sale @ $70/K, ready to load.

Probably use it on 230gr round nose FMJ, don't have a gun yet.

 

[bwframe]

What is Bobcat Armament's price? Always my go to...

 

[ljk]

What is Bobcat Armament's price? Always my go to...

I'm not sure. Xtrem's price is shipped no tax. BOBCAT is an hour drive each way.


From what I read most people prefer LPP brass for 45 because they don't want SPP brass mix up with what they have. I don't have any 45 brass now, so it doesn't matter to me.

I bought 25k SPP last year on the cheap from Cabelas @ $14/K, try to avoid adding LPP to my inventory.

 

[VERT]

I have always been told no problem with SPP in .45. I have only loaded LPP since that is what most of the range pickup includes.

 

[cakelly1962]

I'm not sure. Xtrem's price is shipped no tax. BOBCAT is an hour drive each way.


From what I read most people prefer LPP brass for 45 because they don't want SPP brass mix up with what they have. I don't have any 45 brass now, so it doesn't matter to me.

I bought 25k SPP last year on the cheap from Cabelas @ $14/K, try to avoid adding LPP to my inventory.

You say you bought 25k cheap primers, what brand. S&B primers are junk and that would be the only ones that cheap. I save a couple hundred spp 45 and load them , the change to lpp.

 

[VERT]

You say you bought 25k cheap primers, what brand. S&B primers are junk and that would be the only ones that cheap. I save a couple hundred spp 45 and load them , the change to lpp.

C you don't see any change in load data from SPP to LPP do you?

I have heard S&B and Wolf primers can be hard but have never tried either. I wouldn't expect any problems in pistols that haven't had the striker or hammer spring lightened, but like I said I have no experience.

 

[bmbutch]

I use S&B & Wolf primers, but prefer CCI. Wolf primers can be a $&%# to seat, but have went bang every time (a few thousand).
S&B have required a few double strikes, roughly 1 in 200 (pure guesstimate). I wouldn't use either in SD rounds (which I don't load for SD anyway), or for competition rounds.

I have no issues with SPP vs LPP (load wise), use same powder weight, oal, etc. I do make sure to only take one or the other to range, never both.

 

[Leo]

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I have and continue to use small primer brass successfully as long as I stay away from the combination mentioned in my original thread.

As far as price, when I had Brass Rat internet sales, I started selling .45acp (large primer) used brass for $50/1000. I raised my prices as time went on. After Sandy Hook I sold that brass for $70/1000. I had a waiting list for .45 that I never was able to fulfill even though I shipped more than 80,000 pieces that year. $70/1000 already primed seems like a great deal

 

[ljk]

You say you bought 25k cheap primers, what brand. S&B primers are junk and that would be the only ones that cheap. I save a couple hundred spp 45 and load them , the change to lpp.

I got the S&B primers in 2015,I've gone through about 2800 rounds of 9mms in 115, 124 and 147gr, I had 1 dead primer, so far.

As for Wolf SRP, I got 15K back when ProFire was still in business. They are almost gone, I don't think I had more than 4 dead primers.

 

[ljk]

I have another source in NWI for processed LPP 45 brass @ $45/K. I can pick few K's, I'm waiting for Copper Custom to call me when they receives my silencer paper work, could be any day.

 

[Robert Richardson]

Never had any problems with S&B primers and I've used thousands of them.

 

[M67]

SPP in .45 seems dirty to me, just unnatural.

And you immediately know when one slips in with your regular .45 brass when your Square Deal B goes thud

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Never had any issue with SPP brass other than sorting it. No changes in recipes or performance.

 

[bwframe]

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I have and continue to use small primer brass successfully as long as I stay away from the combination mentioned in my original thread.

As far as price, when I had Brass Rat internet sales, I started selling .45acp (large primer) used brass for $50/1000. I raised my prices as time went on. After Sandy Hook I sold that brass for $70/1000. I had a waiting list for .45 that I never was able to fulfill even though I shipped more than 80,000 pieces that year. $70/1000 already primed seems like a great deal

I really need to sort and inventory my .45 ACP brass. I can't even guess how many thousand I may have on hand. Part of the reason why I'll likely not switch back to .45 is the SPP/LPP sorting.

Wonder what current pricing is for cleaned range pick up brass and if SPP/LPP sorting is mandatory for selling?

 

[red_zr24x4]

Wonder what current pricing is for cleaned range pick up brass and if SPP/LPP sorting is mandatory for selling?

If I was buying 45 brass and it said mixed SPP/ LPP it would be the last place I would buy from

 

[2in1evtime]

I run use both lp and sp in 45, no issues with either one, just the sorting kinda stinks! As to S&B primers i have not had any issues out of them that i haven't had out of other brands. I do use a lot of the S&B primers as i too got a lot of them on sale also!!!!!

 

[Thegeek]

Small primer is all I load. Saves me a little time setup wise between .45ACP and .9mm Luger.

 

[Sniper 79]

SPP in .45 seems dirty to me, just unnatural.

And you immediately know when one slips in with your regular .45 brass when your Square Deal B goes thud

I would have to agree it's blasphemy to stick a small primer in 45acp. When my Square Deal goes thud I pull the case and it goes in the garbage.

 

[edicius]

I would have to agree it's blasphemy to stick a small primer in 45acp. When my Square Deal goes thud I pull the case and it goes in the garbage.

So you've pulled the handle on brass with spp and it didn't go boom? I run the sdb also and that is my biggest fear. I check every piece of brass but I'm always a little concerned a small primer brass will slide through. I always assumed it would go bang.

 

[VERT]

So you've pulled the handle on brass with spp and it didn't go boom? I run the sdb also and that is my biggest fear. I check every piece of brass but I'm always a little concerned a small primer brass will slide through. I always assumed it would go bang.

Mine has never went bang. Very annoying though.