Wanted to share my experience loading .45 ACP. I am sure the majority of you know this, but certainly was new to me.
Started loading .45 ACP on my Dillon, following the setup, a few went as advertised and then hit a snag. Was unable to seat the primer, thinking something was wrong with my setup, when through re-verification. Set that brass aside and resumed the process, next four went without any issue and then another seating issue.
Removed the brass, noticed it was another Blazer. Following closer examination, realized they were small primer pockets vs large primer pockets. Performed a google and lead-free primers are all small primers e.g. CCI/Blazer, Speer, and other Federal.
So now, I have to sort through my brass to remove all small primer brass. Yes, you can load them with small primers, but I am going to toss them.
A few blogs talk about forcing large primers into small primer pockets have resulted in the primer going boom. For sure I would have shit my pants..
Never too old to learn.
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