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by NcongruNt
Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:33 pm
Forum: Reloading Forum
Topic: 45 ACP brass with small primer pockets
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Re: 45 ACP brass with small primer pockets

LTUME1978 wrote:I found a bunch of Speer 45 ACP brass at the range today and all of it has small primer pockets. I have found a little of this in the past and just pitched them but I would prefer not to do that if these are useable for reloading. Has anyone loaded 45 ACP with small primer pockets? If so, other than a different primer, do I need to do anything else differently (ie, change powder weight, etc.). One other thing I noticed was the inside of all of these cases were extremely clean (looked almost as clean as the outside). I wonder what powder Speer is using for these loads. Any ideas on that?

Thanks,

John
Don't have any advice for you, but I've found that all of the CCI brands (Speer, CCI, Blazer) all look beautifully clean inside, at least in 9mm and .380. I don't know if it's the powder they use or some sort of finish on the inside, but they seem to be like that for every case I encounter. It's like the opposite of PPU-stamped cases (generally Monarch), which end up completely black with sticky junk about 1/3 of the way into the case that loves to collect tumbling media which then has to be cleaned out manually.

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