What's with small primer 45"s?

[lugerholsterrepair]

So..resizing as a last step doesn't mar the outside case walls with your method?

[rhuff]

The small primer 45 brass has caused a lot of reloading folks headaches, but it has been around for a number of years now, and not likely to go away. I used to just discard them, but then I decided to just separate them, and if times get "tough", I will reload them just like I have done with the LPP brass for years. I have a fair amount of it, but have yet to need to load any of it.

I never run dirty brass through my sizer die, as it can/will scratch the insides of the sizer and then will transfer scratches to my brass......been there done that!! Learned it the hard way, and had to repolish my 38-40 sizer. Never again. not a fun project!!

[Doubs]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

So..resizing as a last step doesn't mar the outside case walls with your method?

Resizing takes place in the press first step. With the cases as clean as new, I think it protects both brass and dies from damage that grit and dirt may cause.

I have an old RCBS 4X4 semi-progressive press with four die stations. The disc must be turned manually to advance the cases.. Also manual is the primer feed and the powder measure throw.

First station sizes the brass and de-caps if not already. Second station bells the case mouth and seats a primer on the down stroke. Third station drops the powder and fourth station seats the bullet. Later I use a single stage press to taper crimp.

A light is positioned so that the powder charge can be verified before seating the bullet.

It's not as fast as a full progressive press but it's built like a tank and works very well.