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S & B 45 ACP small primer hole
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A friend ask for help reloading this brass. I discovered that the ID of the primer hole is 0.200 and the OD of CCCI 500 and Federal 100 primers is 0.190. That is 10 thousands difference. Is there a primer to fit the S & B 0.200 hole?
 
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Looks like a job for someone with a primer pocket reamer.


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The primer pocket is .010 greater than the primer.
 
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Primer pocket dimensions and tolerances:
Small Pistol: Diameter Min = 0.1730, Diameter Max = 0.1745
Large Pistol: Diameter Min = 0.2085, Diameter Max = 0.2100

I measured a small rifle primer, they are the same size as the small pistol primers, and it measured 0.175. If the primer pocket is already @ 0.200 then you have to ream out the pockets to large pistol size and use large pistol primers.

What are you using to measure the primers and primer pockets?


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something changed, S&B used to have uuber tight primer pockets.
is the flash hole oversized by chance?
 
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In my experience... S&B primer pockets were always SMALL and their brand primers were always oversized. I throw S&B 45acp cases away and I don't use S&B primer in the progressive press.

Your findings are opposite of what I've seen over the years. I'm going to mic the S&B primers that i have now.
 
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yes it is over sized(0.200). I am measuring with a very good set of Vernier calipers. I am a machinist, know how to measure a primer pocket.
 
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It sounds like you have under sized large pistol primer pockets.


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These primer pockets are nowhere near a large primer ID.
 
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I tried a W-W non toxic case with small primer pocket with Federal 100 small pistol primer which fits perfectly, therefore the Selliotte and Boleh cases must have had a crimped small pistol primer that came off with primer when we de-capped the primers.
Please excuse my spelling of S & B.
 
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