CCI Blazer brass with single flash hole.

[Bullshop Junior]

I was going through a bucket of brass that we picked up at the range the other day (I was looking for 45 brass, but don't tell that to my dad), and had picked out a handful of 45 blazer cases, and was fixing to throw them in the trash, and I noticed that one of them was single flash hole.

I checked the bunch that I found (about 25), and all where single flash hole, except one. I punched the primer out of one, and it was a small pistol primer (Standard 45 brass has large pistol primers).

I loaded a couple (6.2gn IMR-4756, and 200gn TC), and went and shot them. They went through the gun just fine.

As for reloading, They sized very easily, and I had no problem.

Just thought that some people here, who have trouble getting brass might like to know this.

[82nd airborne]

Alot of blazer brass is boxer primed, I havent ran across much thats not.

[Doc_Stihl]

Are you talking about aluminum cases?

[DLCTEX]

A few years ago I reloaded six Blazer aluminum cases to see how many reloads I could get. It was uniformly six reloads before the case split. There are some brass Blazer cases.

[MtGun44]

I had a .44 Spl blazer Al case split on the first firing (new ammo) the other day. Apparently they
are making "Blazer" brass cased ammo now, too. Not sure of the exact market niche that
they are working in today. I thought that berdan primers were supposed to be a hair cheaper
since they don't have an anvil or the assembly operation to insert it.

Good to know if you are ever desperate for cases.

Bill

[fatelk]

I've reloaded a fair amount of boxer primed aluminum .45 cases. They seem to work fine.

9mm aluminum cases, on the other hand, not so good. It must have something to do with pressure or something. 9mm brass is cheap and plentiful anyway.

[troy_mclure]

i have found the blazer brass cases to be decent quality, i keep them when found.

[82nd airborne]

They have been making Blazer brass for several years now.

[fixit]

the aluminum cases are great for reduced load plinkers!

[Bullshop Junior]

Are you talking about aluminum cases?

Yes I am.

[82nd airborne]

I load the aluminum 38 spl aluminums with 3gr of unique, under a 148wc.

[mike in co]

i see it as just plain silly, close to stupid to reload aluminum cases....

i do brass for a living, in my biz i see...ONCE FIRED BLAZER CASES THAT HAVE FAILED.

some right thru the base.....mostly just splits.


they are not designed for reloading.........

[MtGun44]

Just like I said above. A .44 Spl split about 2/3 the length on the ONLY firing - factory ammo.

Bill

[evan price]

Just because you CAN reload it doesn't mean you SHOULD reload it.
Even 'expensive' brass like 44 special, what cost is a piece of brass VS your gun, or your eye/face?

[fatelk]

I suppose I should be a little bit offended at being called stupid, but I'm not. Wouldn't be the first time. Heck, maybe it's true.

I won't recommend that anyone else load aluminum, and I suppose I should have just kept it to myself that I have on occasion. All I know is that with low pressure practice rounds it has worked fine for me. I haven't loaded any for quite a time; real brass is just too cheap and plentiful to mess very much with anything else.

I've never bought a box of blazer aluminum ammo, myself. That stuff can't be safe, you know, aluminum cases and all.

[Eagles6]

Have found Blazer Brass boxer primed and reloaded with no problem but all of the AL cases have been Berdan primed meaning that they have Berdan primers!

[Firebird]

45 ACP brass with small pistol primers are usually the "green" lead-free primers. They are a pain to reload as standard 45 ACP cases use large pistol primers, so you have to keep the two separated when priming or using a progressive press.