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Thread: Starting out with .45 ACP..
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April 2nd, 2023, 10:26 PM #11
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April 2nd, 2023, 10:31 PM #15
Re: Starting out with .45 ACP..
About 12 to 14 years ago I used to get insanely cheap deals on .45 ACP, 9mm and 5.56mm we're almost free. I didn't how good I had it back then. I miss those days. Wish I had a time machine to go back. Thanks again for all of the advice. I'll take note of it.
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April 4th, 2023, 10:28 AM #16
Re: Starting out with .45 ACP..
I just ran a bunch of .45 acp, but only because I had a stockpile of large pistol primers. I toss the small primer ones because there just aren't enough of them and I save my small primers for 9mm. Honestly though with component prices you might be better off buying bulk ammo. YMMV.
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April 4th, 2023, 10:47 AM #17Grand Member
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Re: Starting out with .45 ACP..
I haven't loaded any 9mm since primers hit 10 cents a piece. At about 25 cents for a loaded round by the time you add a primer, another 10 cents for a bullet plus the powder I don't think you are saving much. And if you pay for new brass you are losing money. I only use my small pistol primers for harder to find ammo.
You can still come out ahead with a .45 using fired cases and an uncoated lead bullet (especially if you cast it yourself). With the right load you get minimal leading with a 45. I can shoot 250 rounds I sometimes see a small streak or two but it wipes out with a couple of passes with a wire brush. The only downside is that the loads can be smokey but that doesn't bother me.
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Re: Starting out with .45 ACP..
Casting my own boolits worked out great in some of my 45s, but others the loaded cartridges would not chamber correcty.
Lee makes boolits sizing dies. I settled on .451 as I recall, and still had issues until I bought a Lee factory crimp die.
Now my reloads chamber in the 1911s and the Rugers and the hi points.American by BIRTH, Infidel by CHOICE
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Re: Starting out with .45 ACP..
What I personally do is take an empty powder bottle, and label it SPP .45 brass. When loading .45, if I run across SPP brass (it's usually Blazer), I toss it in the bottle and move on to the next piece. When the bottle is full, I convert over to small primer, and then run the entire bottle's worth of brass. Or at least I used to, when SPP was easy and cheap to find.
It goes without saying, but if you encounter any resistance when priming, do not try to force the operation. Stop, and evaluate the situation.
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