45 ACP cases that are too short
Quote from Reloader on April 25, 2012, 2:46 pmWhile your text didn't make it onto the forum, it is both typical and normal for handgun brass to be shorter than the maximum case length in your loading manual. Maximum case length for 45 ACP is .898", with the SAAMI minimum being .010" shorter than that. In the real world, 45 ACP cartridges headspace off the rim being held by the extractor, not the thickness of the case mouth contacting the front of the chamber. Shorter brass is safe to load, and won't casue any functioning problems.
While your text didn't make it onto the forum, it is both typical and normal for handgun brass to be shorter than the maximum case length in your loading manual. Maximum case length for 45 ACP is .898", with the SAAMI minimum being .010" shorter than that. In the real world, 45 ACP cartridges headspace off the rim being held by the extractor, not the thickness of the case mouth contacting the front of the chamber. Shorter brass is safe to load, and won't casue any functioning problems.
Quote from Reloader on April 1, 2013, 3:03 amJust from the subject, I'd say look at the headstamp of the shell casing to be sure that the casing is a .45 ACP and not a .45 GAP, which will not work in a .45 ACP handgun.
Just from the subject, I'd say look at the headstamp of the shell casing to be sure that the casing is a .45 ACP and not a .45 GAP, which will not work in a .45 ACP handgun.