I did a limited test using 200 grain cast bullets and 5 grains red dot powder small rifle primers averaged 30 f/s slower but had much better standard deviation HOWEVER the large pistol brass was all makes not all the same make as the small pistol brass .
Some may have forgot how this madness started it was to .45 Gap that first used Small primers ...is that round dead yet?
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I do not load 45ACP above what most people describe as “Standard Velocity” for the particular bullet used. I have never noticed a difference between those loaded with Magnum, Standard, large or small primers that required a change to the powder charge.
A few powders actually produced less velocity with magnum primers.
I hve poth sp and lp 45acp brass.. Ive ran loads with lp, lpm and sp, spm and sr and srm, Start low and work up. Your milage may vary depending upon fir pin springs and whatnot..
I can’t imagine there’s much difference between cci small rifle primers and small pistol magnum primers. I bought spp .45 acp brass a couple years ago and traded all my cci small pistol for cci small rifle primers. I use small rifle in the .45acp with no problems. Saves my large pistol for .45colt, .38-40, .44-40.
Who is making SPP .45acp brass these days?
I guess one could buy Blazer Brass ammo?
Some guns may have to light of a hammer strike for small pistol magnum primers I vaguely remember it being a complaint a few years ago when this madness started .
I have saved my small primer 45's for possible use to swage jacketed bullets for 45-70 .
When I think back on all the **** I learned in high school it's a wonder I can think at all ! And then my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the writing on the wall.
Range pickup 45 brass that has small primer has been almost all Federal.Originally Posted by charlie b
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I inquired with one of the powder companies about substituting Magnum primers for Standard primers. At this point I cannot remember further details. Their reply was that reducing the charge a couple of tenths of a grain should compensate adequately.
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