This past weekend I mentored my Friend on reloading a gaggle of spent .45 ACP brass, I had sorted through the brass and pulled the small pistol pocket 45's... yet we did run into some issues when we encountered military 45 brass, those would not accept large pistol primers.
He got through just under 400 rounds before he ran out of bullets; he still has 400+ cases to reload; I sorted through the remaining 400+ and pulled another 5 military cases so when he comes back he'll be able to reload without resistance
One last observation, not all brass has standardized flash holes; Norma 9mm brass has smaller than normal flash holes which would require thinner sized pin to punch out spent primers, I don't think their 45 ACP has that as I've reloaded those cases in the past though it was a smaller number of Norma brass.
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You need to remove the crimp from military brass.