JJ Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Hello All A few days ago I was given a large quantity of grungy 45 acp range brass. After running it through the wet media tumbler to make it nice and pretty I noticed a 'bunch' of the brass had the primer flash hole drilled out to something like 1/8". Does anybody have any idea what the purpose of this is ?? I have reloaded quite a bit of once fired 45acp and never encountered this before. thanks for anyone's answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 When you open the flash hole the primer will not back out when fired. That may be it or they are shooting wax bullets with the primer as the charge. Or blanks. Hard to tell from your description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUSTY BODDAMS Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 JJ, I would not consider loading the cases that are drilled out with anything other than wax or a blank. That's exactly how we used to do blanks in 45 colt. Sell them for scrap! Dusty Boddams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thank you very much for your replies guys. When I saw those big holes in the brass, I had absolutely no idea why that would have been accomplished. Never gave the wax bullets idea a thought. Also my first thought was to toss them in the scrap brass box and that is where all of them now reside. I was just inquisitive as to other ideas as to why someone would go through the trouble of drilling a large hole in the bottom of the 45acp brass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggus Deal Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Take a closer look at it. I doubt it was used for wax bullets in .45 Auto or blanks. I've seen some brass with larger than usual flash holes Haven't found a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquero Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 If the primer holes have been drilled out, do not use them for regular loads. I have some 44 mag. brass that I use with rubber bullets, the manufacturer recommended to drill out the primer pockets, and not to use them again for regular 44 loading. If you don't drill out the primer holes, since there is no recoil, the regular sized primer holes, when fired the primer will back out and jam up the gun. Don't known what would happen to a 1911, fired with rubber bullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggus Deal Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 If the primer holes have been drilled out, do not use them for regular loads. I have some 44 mag. brass that I use with rubber bullets, the manufacturer recommended to drill out the primer pockets, and not to use them again for regular 44 loading. If you don't drill out the primer holes, since there is no recoil, the regular sized primer holes, when fired the primer will back out and jam up the gun. Don't known what would happen to a 1911, fired with rubber bullets. Has nothing to do with recoil. It's the pressure that reseats the primer. The rubber bullets don't build enough pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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