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4/29/2012 9:36:02 AM EDT
I've got 1.5-2k pieces of .45 ACP large primer brass I'm ready to sell off.  It's all been tumbled and cleaned.

Questions:
1 - How much of a price difference exists between once-fired and unknown?
2 - Do people want specific headstamps enough to make it worth me sorting?

I have some that is known once-fired and some that is mixed.  Various headstamps.

Thanks.
4/29/2012 10:52:13 AM EDT
[#1]
Small or large primer?

[edit] I'm assuming ACP
[edit] I've seen it for about $80 per 1k but cleaned it might fetch a bit more
4/29/2012 12:19:24 PM EDT
[#2]
Yep, ACP and large primer.  OP edited.
4/29/2012 12:38:43 PM EDT
[#3]
Your best bet is to look at the EE and see what the going price has been lately.
4/29/2012 1:32:36 PM EDT
[#4]
Did look at the EE but it was hard to judge since there's a large variety and only a handful of listings.  Search engine won't go back more than 30 days which really isn't enough for this.

Also checked gunbroker but it was also a tough read.
4/29/2012 3:54:02 PM EDT
[#5]
I local guy in our club sold about 5K once fired for $75?K a couple of weeks ago.  The buyers were satisfied with the price.
4/29/2012 4:02:16 PM EDT
[#6]
Wow, that seems quite low from what I've seen.  1x-fired generally goes for nearly that much per 1k pieces (7 cents/ea) rather than per 5k pieces.

I'm wondering if headstamps matter much and what the discount is for "mixed 1x-fired and other."

Edit:  Neve rmind, I just re-read your post and we're on the same page.  Your "?" is supposed to be a "/".
4/29/2012 5:14:37 PM EDT
[#7]
The Shooters Source has a medium flat rate box of cleaned and deprimed .45 for $115 (I'm guessing that includes shipping).  They estimate the box to contain just over 2k pieces.
4/29/2012 6:09:43 PM EDT
[#8]
I just got a k from grafs for 90 after shipping, and befor I found the shooters source
4/29/2012 8:44:48 PM EDT
[#9]
Thanks for the input, gents.





Seems like specific headstamps don't much matter.  I'll put my guaranteed once-fired in one pile and the mixed stuff in the other. <removed> see COC Specific to Sales #2. dryflash3
4/29/2012 9:01:42 PM EDT
[#10]
Really once fired isn't a big deal with .45 acp , you'll loose it before it's wore out , now some would like sorted by headstamps. local price seems to be $50/K
4/29/2012 9:33:29 PM EDT
[#11]
As a high-pressure rifle reloader, my first thought was that .45 ACP brass should last nearly indefinitely due to the low pressures and minimal resizing involved.

I also figured headstamps, assuming they're all decent quality, would be of little importance due to the large amount of empty space left in a loaded round.  As such, small variations in internal case volume should make little difference to pressure and velocity for a given charge.

But I also know reloaders like to stick with the familiar so if they've always used Winchester .45 ACP brass, then doggonit, they ain't buyin' nuthin' else.

4/30/2012 7:07:25 PM EDT
[#12]
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