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Nosparetime · May 31, 2011, 08:04 PM

45 ACP do not need to be trimmed!! I have loaded seriously several 100 thousand and have never trimmed any. Load practice ammo until the case splits. Don't flare cases any more than you have too. (To much flare shortens case life) Use a taper crimp.

I will even shoot 45's that have a small split in my 1911's and then throw the cases in my scrap bucket.

My thought on this. I have cleaned them, deprimed them and put in a new primer. If I throw it out I lost my time and a primer. Note SMALL SPLITS.

45 is easy to load, don't make it complicated.

Have fun!

May 31, 2011, 08:04 PM	#6
Nosparetime Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 100	45 ACP do not need to be trimmed!! I have loaded seriously several 100 thousand and have never trimmed any. Load practice ammo until the case splits. Don't flare cases any more than you have too. (To much flare shortens case life) Use a taper crimp. I will even shoot 45's that have a small split in my 1911's and then throw the cases in my scrap bucket. My thought on this. I have cleaned them, deprimed them and put in a new primer. If I throw it out I lost my time and a primer. Note SMALL SPLITS. 45 is easy to load, don't make it complicated. Have fun!