11.25x23 = 45acp w/2 flash holes??

steve1147 · March 22, 2011, 11:29 AM

Cleaned and was reloading some .45acp brass this morning given to me from a friend's dead grandfather's reloading supplies when the de-primer jammed. Pulled out the case to see the problem, it has two small off-center flash holes and is stamped 11.25x23 and FLB78. Case width and length, etc. is virtually identical to 45acp. Had to re-sort the rest of the brass and found 2 more. Googled this and found little to no info. Anyone heard of these?
Thanks, Steve W.

I accidentally posted this in a different forum first...

PA-Joe · March 22, 2011, 12:12 PM

Those are Berdan cases and cannot be reloaded using traditional USA tools.

Lession one inspect your cases and check to make certain they do not have two primer holes! Here in the USA we use what are called Boxer primers. They use one hole and are easier to reload.

Lession two you now have to inspect all of your 45 ACP brass to make certain that it has a large primer. They are now making toxic free 45 ACPs that use a small pistol primer. If you try to push a larger pistol primer into a small holed brass you may get a bang out of it.

Lesson three check the case necks for cracks. Discard all brass with cracked necks.

**Mike Irwin** · March 22, 2011, 01:19 PM

Please do NOT post the same message on multiple boards at TFL.

Closed as a duplicate.

March 22, 2011, 11:29 AM	#1
steve1147 Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2009 Location: Valles Mines, Missouri Posts: 142	11.25x23 = 45acp w/2 flash holes?? Cleaned and was reloading some .45acp brass this morning given to me from a friend's dead grandfather's reloading supplies when the de-primer jammed. Pulled out the case to see the problem, it has two small off-center flash holes and is stamped 11.25x23 and FLB78. Case width and length, etc. is virtually identical to 45acp. Had to re-sort the rest of the brass and found 2 more. Googled this and found little to no info. Anyone heard of these? Thanks, Steve W. I accidentally posted this in a different forum first... __________________ Circa 1964: Rocky to Bullwinkle: "But that trick never works!" But Bullwinkle tries it anyway...again and again

March 22, 2011, 01:19 PM	#3
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,383	Please do NOT post the same message on multiple boards at TFL. Closed as a duplicate. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

March 22, 2011, 12:12 PM	#2
PA-Joe Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: NEPA Posts: 909	Those are Berdan cases and cannot be reloaded using traditional USA tools. Lession one inspect your cases and check to make certain they do not have two primer holes! Here in the USA we use what are called Boxer primers. They use one hole and are easier to reload. Lession two you now have to inspect all of your 45 ACP brass to make certain that it has a large primer. They are now making toxic free 45 ACPs that use a small pistol primer. If you try to push a larger pistol primer into a small holed brass you may get a bang out of it. Lesson three check the case necks for cracks. Discard all brass with cracked necks.