Starting out with .45 ACP..

[Guns and Watches]

I'm putting together a setup for .45 ACP. I'll post a video and some pics. This is my first foray into reloading. I'm tired of paying retail prices. I'll post some stuff soon once it's set-up. Any suggestions on good deals for lead, primers, brass, powder ETC?

Thanks.

[Walleye Hunter]

I'm putting together a setup for .45 ACP. I'll post a video and some pics. This is my first foray into reloading. I'm tired of paying retail prices. I'll post some stuff soon once it's set-up. Any suggestions on good deals for lead, primers, brass, powder ETC?

Thanks.

Good prices is a relative thing, good prices are gone at least for now. You can probably get everything you need at the Oaks gun show.

[Driswalds]

When you look for Brass 45 comes in small and large primers.
Small primers seem to be a bit easier to find right now.

[Delkal]

When you look for Brass 45 comes in small and large primers.
Small primers seem to be a bit easier to find right now.

I would recommend getting 500-1000 once fired brass and tossing all of the small primer brass. They are a pain in the ass when one gets mixed in while you are reloading. And mixed headstamp is fine for mid level loads. At the range 99% of the bullets I shoot are 230 gr lead. I cast the Lee 230 truncated cone bullet since it makes clean holes in paper but any round nose will work too.

[wanneroo]

Best thing is sign up for emails from all the big reloading vendors online. Grafs, Midway, Midsouth Shooters, Powder Valley, Natchez, etc. There is always a sale or deal somewhere.

The other thing I do is buy in bulk when there are great deals to be had.

[guncollector]

Best thing is sign up for emails from all the big reloading vendors online. Grafs, Midway, Midsouth Shooters, Powder Valley, Natchez, etc. There is always a sale or deal somewhere.

The other thing I do is buy in bulk when there are great deals to be had.

You can also look at Berrys & Xtreme bullets. I like the copper plated ones as opposed to just hard cast lead. They both have good quality products and I've used bullets from them both with good results.

https://www.berrysmfg.com/category/p...plated-bullets

https://www.xtremebullets.com/Copper...ets-s/2897.htm

[Brick]

.45 ACP is relatively easy to reload. Lots of data available lots of choices for bullets. For primers if you're loading for a semi-auto any primer that fires will be fine shop for price. Powder, I've been switching to CFE Pistol maybe not the best or the gives the hottest loads but it covers a multitude of calibers and thus reduces the amount of stuff I have to have. Low power target loads Win 231 between 4.5 and 5.0 grains. Brass nearly any is fine. Having been a member of an Army team I used GI brass, which I got free. But any of our US commercial brands are good too. Bullets, you find any better than the coated lead offered by Steel Valley Casting headed by Ducati Ron. Used once fired is fine check out these guys for a source https://capitalcartridge.com/ sometimes they have primers available too.
I saw someone say something brass set up with small pistol pockets. It seems they work just fine keep the separate and you'll be OK. Someone else mentioned that small pistol primers seem to be easier to find than large pistol, that seems to be true.
Last get several manuals. I find those from powder and/or bullet manufacturers the best.

[Guns and Watches]

Thanks for all of these answers. I'm reading them now. Been a busy day for a Sunday.

[Guns and Watches]

When you look for Brass 45 comes in small and large primers.
Small primers seem to be a bit easier to find right now.

Really? I actually didn't notice that. Thanks for the tip.

[Guns and Watches]

Good prices is a relative thing, good prices are gone at least for now. You can probably get everything you need at the Oaks gun show.

Yeah, isn't that the truth. I miss the old days about 12 years ago.