"Small" Pistol Primers in .45 ACP

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29 June 2005, 18:21

renaissance

"Small" Pistol Primers in .45 ACP

I just read somewhere that Winchester is going to start using "SMALL Pistol Primers" in their .45 acp........

Bummer ....if this is true.

When reloading with Indoor range "pick up Brass"....(mine and others that get mixed in)....................How would we separate the "small" from the "large" primer socketed cases ??????

Can one "visually" tell one from the other; reliably ??

Would one have to "measure" (go-nogo gauge ??) ????

PITA !

Hope this does NOT come to past !

What do you all think ???

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29 June 2005, 18:24

Swede44mag

I have not heard the rummor but it is something I will think about when scrounging used brass.

Small Pistol Primers are smaller than Large Pistol Primers you won't have any trouble visually telling them apart. If you try to load with a mixed batch of large and small they wont' fit and will be a PITA.

29 June 2005, 18:54

NEJack

Winchester already uses them in some of their factory loads. I haven't reloaded any with a small primer, because I have about 600 large pistol primers to go through.

Anyone know what is the resoning behind going to small primers?

29 June 2005, 20:20

Ol` Joe

The Winchester loads with small primers are their NT "non toxic" loading. The cases are reloadable but IMO not worth the hassle.

They will screw up your afternoon if your running a progressive loader and have a handful mixed with regular brass.

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29 June 2005, 20:53

Jay Gorski

quote:
Originally posted by Ol` Joe:
The Winchester loads with small primers are their NT "non toxic" loading. The cases are reloadable but IMO not worth the hassle.

They will screw up your afternoon if your running a progressive loader and have a handful mixed with regular brass.

True, It's called "The Win-Clean" line. And it's only in the Win-Clean line where they're doing it.Jay

29 June 2005, 21:25

x-51

I've loaded a few and didn't notice any difference between the lg/sm performance. But I load on a single stage press. I don't think the 45 holds enough powder to warrant the large primer. The gun and cases looked as clean with the sm as with the lg.