45 ACP primer pockets

[oldglock]

Perhaps this has been covered here but folks reloading 45 ACP will sooner or later notice that some brass will have small primer pockets. This is really a pain and requires a close inspection of brass before starting the loading process to avoid problems. The brass I have run into with small pockets is Federal and Blazer(brass)headstamped.
Big question is why small primers??
Best I can determine the reason is a new, more environmentally friendly priming compound and it works best, or perhaps most friendly, in the small primer size. In other words the cold hand of the EPA is all over this. Other ammo makers will likely follow suit shortly.
The question in my mind regards the primers we purchase. Will we even know if our primers have the new compound? Is it as stable as what we have been using? Shelf life? Temperature sensitive? Would load date be affected at all?
At this time, the supply of all primers is limited but I think it might be a good idea to stock up if possible, especially small pistol and rifle primers.
Or is this all another urban legend?
Jim

 

[Spiff]

The small primer brass is usually from the lead-free primers. I imagine the manufacturers only want to make one kind of primer for that application, and if it works, I can't blame them. I just wish it wasn't with a caliber that I shoot. I don't worry about it, I just know that when the primer doesn't want to go in on my Dillon that I shouldn't push too hard.

No one's said anything about getting rid of the standard lead styphnate primers, and I don't think they're going anywhere. If they do start going away, I imagine that we'll hear about it first in the military, since there's been talk of them going to lead-free rounds (courtesy of the tree-hugging hippies that somehow managed to infiltrate), but they're still notoriously picky about their ammo lasting a long time and going bang when the trigger's pulled. Anything that works for wartime military ammo will have to pass reliability and stability trials and that none of us will ever have the time or money to do.

 

[oldglock]

Interesting! Lets hope we don't go to lead free small primers for everything.
As to the military, I am starting to think that some of the top decision makers may be more concerned with what the Obama administration wants rather than what's in our forces best interests.
Jim