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    45ACP Shot Loads

    Working on a batch of 45ACP shot cartridges made from some 308 blanks and also some 45 Win Mag brass.
    The 45 Win Mag brass wall thickness is.010” and the 308s are .020”.
    I made some hole punches to cut over shot wads and a .400” works well with the 45 Win Mag brass but it’s tight with the 308s
    I am going to make a new punch that is.385” to see how much better it fits.

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    I use Buffalo Arms .38-40 card over powder and either Federal .410 plastic shot cup or Cheddite waxed felt 11mm cushion wads in mine.

    EXACT same wads as for loading .44-40 shot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by deltaenterprizes View Post
    Working on a batch of 45ACP shot cartridges made from some 308 blanks and also some 45 Win Mag brass.
    The 45 Win Mag brass wall thickness is.010” and the 308s are .020”.
    I made some hole punches to cut over shot wads and a .400” works well with the 45 Win Mag brass but it’s tight with the 308s
    I am going to make a new punch that is.385” to see how much better it fits.
    You already have a perfect sized hole punch. I chucked a piece of brass in my drill press and turned it on. Laid a flat file against the case mouth and sharpened it then use the drill press to hole saw my wads with a stall mat rubber backer to keep from dulling the case. Drilled the primer cup out so I could punch the wads out of it. I had cut a rubber bullet with it here

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    I normally use a 3/8" hollow punch to make over shot wads from thin cardboard or primer sleeves.

    Or a .35 or .375 caliber gas check if you want to really run up the cost.

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    While I prefer clear thick acetate to cap off my shotshells I also used a single OO buck to do it also and it worked good also.

    This is one of my longer revolver shot loads with more payload but the nice thing with the acetate you can see what size shot you have in it when loaded.


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    This is a standard ACP length shot load. With a bit more crimp I found I could crimp a OO buck and add to the payload.

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    I have been using clear, white and blue plastic container covers with a hammer to drive the punch but the small arbor press with a Delrin backer is working the best!

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    I made a little progress today cutting the 308 Winchester blanks to proper length on my ancient CH power case trimmer!
    I did about 60 and have about 130 left to go.
    Next time, if there is a next time, I will set the chop saw closer to finished length.
    I have some not so pretty cases that I am going to experiment with annealing the case mouth to see if it makes crimping easier.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check