small pistol primers

furcious

November 22, 2022 12:07

I acquired a 500 rounds of 45 acp federal brass that I plan to reload I can find no data on which small primer to use in any manuals that I own. Do I use regular or mag primers thanks

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  bpost

  November 22, 2022 12:10

  Either will be fine. Tests have shown the mag primer gives a bit more consistent ignition. Just be careful if you are loading them near max loads with mag primers.

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  furcious

  November 22, 2022 21:00

  Thanks that helps Dan

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  truthful

  November 23, 2022 03:26

  Depends on the powder you are using. Unfortunately, there is little published literature on it. But in general, magnum primers tend to provide a little more consistent ignition with larger granulated powders, and with 100% nitrocellulose powders.

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  toad67

  November 23, 2022 03:40

  Make sure that the primer pockets are for small primers, different companies make different primer pocket sizes.

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