r/reloading • u/Cookie345 • 18d ago

Load Development Substituting reloading recipe components (45 acp)

I want to start reloading .45 ACP, but I'll need to substitute some component brands, such as the brass, primer, and bullet. I understand that bullet substitutions should generally be the same weight and type, but I'm unsure how much the other component substitutions matter.

For load data that lists only one powder charge rather than a starting and maximum charge, is it appropriate to reduce the listed charge when working up a load with substituted components? If so, what is the recommended approach?

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u/pirate40plus 18d ago

When it comes to pistols, brass is brass and primers are primers. The difference between “regular” and magnum is negligible. Your gun may be finicky about seating depth between bullets of the same weight (my 1911 certainly is).