Small pistol primmered 45 ACP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DennisE · March 11, 2011, 04:24 PM

Man am I sick of finding these dxmn things mixed in with my brass! I try to just retrieve my own brass but there's a lot of brass out there and suddenly as I'm trying to reload ammo... suddenly...crunch...and despite all efforts one of those little sxbs has crept into the mix. It sure slows things down. Am I the only one getting annoyed at this? Thanks, Dennis

4runnerman · March 11, 2011, 04:40 PM

You did'nt catch it when you cleaned primer pockets or flash holes?. that is where i catch mine,and into the garbage they go.Well actually into the sell for scrap barrel they go.

maillemaker · March 11, 2011, 04:55 PM

I don't clean my pockets and primer holes specifically - I wet tumble with shot and they get cleaned in there.

Steve

dahermit · March 11, 2011, 05:06 PM

The first step in hand loading is: "Inspect the cases." What do you not understand about that?

overkill0084 · March 11, 2011, 05:12 PM

I always sort my range pickups by brand. I haven't found too many of the small primer stuff. Right now it goes into the recycling can, but I might start saving it as it becomes common. It might not be the best brass, but it's free if you just scrounged it. Get a couple hundred together & they might be worth using for some discipline where getting your brass back can be a pain.

Miata Mike · March 11, 2011, 07:37 PM

Save it and reload it if you ever come across one of those indoor ranges that don't want you to pick up your own brass. I have only found a few and tossed them into my "odds and ends" brass bin, but will reload them if I ever get enough.

thump_rrr · March 11, 2011, 07:42 PM

I sort all of my brass by headstamp so they're picked out and kept separately.
I currently have about 200 of these with various headstamps.
Once I get 500 of these together I will load them whenever my progressive is set up for small primers.

Jerry45 · March 11, 2011, 09:14 PM

It’s easy to spot your own brass. Take a Marks A Lot (pick a color) and run it across the base of the cartridges while they’re in the plastic boxes. When your picking up “your” brass if you pick up one that isn’t marked toss it. If you decide to pick up other brass you must inspect and sort.

zxcvbob · March 11, 2011, 09:39 PM

Keep it until you have enough to be worth reloading. It doesn't take any more effort to toss it in a coffee can as it does to throw it away. Who knows, maybe someday all pistol ammo will have small primers and you'll be ahead of the curve.

Meanwhile, it still might come in handy when you just need to reload a box of 50 and your press is set up for small primers already.

b money · March 13, 2011, 04:26 PM

If no one likes the SP 45acp PLEASE send it to me!!!! Don't throw it away or scrap it until its split or in some other way non-reloadable. It goes bang just the same. I size/deprime all my brass then when I clean the primer pockets I sort the LP and SP primers.

PS- I'm completely serious about sending the brass to me If you have enough I'll pay shipping.

c.robertson · March 13, 2011, 07:17 PM

I beleive if you look the headstamp it will include 'NT' on it. I do think small primed .45 ACP brass is so stamped for Non Toxic.

March 11, 2011, 04:24 PM	#1
DennisE Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 1999 Location: Treasure Coast, Florida Posts: 494	Small pistol primmered 45 ACP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man am I sick of finding these dxmn things mixed in with my brass! I try to just retrieve my own brass but there's a lot of brass out there and suddenly as I'm trying to reload ammo... suddenly...crunch...and despite all efforts one of those little sxbs has crept into the mix. It sure slows things down. Am I the only one getting annoyed at this? Thanks, Dennis __________________ SIG 365 & SIG 365 XL 9MM & S&W 60-15 Pro - 357 magnum - Μολὼν Λαβέ

March 11, 2011, 04:40 PM	#2
4runnerman Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,577	You did'nt catch it when you cleaned primer pockets or flash holes?. that is where i catch mine,and into the garbage they go.Well actually into the sell for scrap barrel they go. __________________ NRA Certified RSO NwCP- Performance Isn't Optional

March 11, 2011, 05:12 PM	#5
overkill0084 Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2010 Location: Northern, UT Posts: 1,162	I always sort my range pickups by brand. I haven't found too many of the small primer stuff. Right now it goes into the recycling can, but I might start saving it as it becomes common. It might not be the best brass, but it's free if you just scrounged it. Get a couple hundred together & they might be worth using for some discipline where getting your brass back can be a pain. __________________ Cheers, Greg “At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child – miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats.” — P.J. O’Rourke

March 11, 2011, 09:14 PM	#8
Jerry45 Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2000 Location: Metairie, Louisiana Posts: 890	It’s easy to spot your own brass. Take a Marks A Lot (pick a color) and run it across the base of the cartridges while they’re in the plastic boxes. When your picking up “your” brass if you pick up one that isn’t marked toss it. If you decide to pick up other brass you must inspect and sort. __________________ Guns are not dangerous! People are! RKBA!

March 11, 2011, 09:39 PM	#9
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	Keep it until you have enough to be worth reloading. It doesn't take any more effort to toss it in a coffee can as it does to throw it away. Who knows, maybe someday all pistol ammo will have small primers and you'll be ahead of the curve. Meanwhile, it still might come in handy when you just need to reload a box of 50 and your press is set up for small primers already. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

March 11, 2011, 04:55 PM	#3
maillemaker Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2010 Posts: 1,635	I don't clean my pockets and primer holes specifically - I wet tumble with shot and they get cleaned in there. Steve

March 11, 2011, 05:06 PM	#4
dahermit Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2006 Location: South Central Michigan...near Posts: 6,501	The first step in hand loading is: "Inspect the cases." What do you not understand about that?

March 11, 2011, 07:37 PM	#6
Miata Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2010 Location: North East WI Posts: 418	Save it and reload it if you ever come across one of those indoor ranges that don't want you to pick up your own brass. I have only found a few and tossed them into my "odds and ends" brass bin, but will reload them if I ever get enough.

March 11, 2011, 07:42 PM	#7
thump_rrr Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2010 Posts: 403	I sort all of my brass by headstamp so they're picked out and kept separately. I currently have about 200 of these with various headstamps. Once I get 500 of these together I will load them whenever my progressive is set up for small primers.

March 13, 2011, 04:26 PM	#10
b money Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: Granville, IL Posts: 153	If no one likes the SP 45acp PLEASE send it to me!!!! Don't throw it away or scrap it until its split or in some other way non-reloadable. It goes bang just the same. I size/deprime all my brass then when I clean the primer pockets I sort the LP and SP primers. PS- I'm completely serious about sending the brass to me If you have enough I'll pay shipping. __________________ Μολὼν λάβε

March 13, 2011, 07:17 PM	#11
c.robertson Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2009 Location: Grain Valley Mo. Posts: 102	I beleive if you look the headstamp it will include 'NT' on it. I do think small primed .45 ACP brass is so stamped for Non Toxic.