moooose102
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i need to remove a live (good) primer fom a shell, i reprimed it but it did not get resized. i have heard of spraying something down inside the shell, but i do not know what. what is the safest way?
removing a live primer?
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FieroCDSP
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What kinda case? If it's a tapered or straight-wall, you could just pop the decapper out of your die and resize with it in there. You could probably do it with a bottle-neck case if your decapper/expander can be adjusted a lot higher.
moooose102
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FieroCDSP, ITS A .300 WIN MAG.
Atticus, i thought of that, i just dont want to clean the barrel for one shot, just lazy i guess.
Atticus, i thought of that, i just dont want to clean the barrel for one shot, just lazy i guess.
firing the primer only will be loud & very dirty.
WD40 & the likes can disable primers. Just no guarantee. According to the guy at 1 reloading store.
Differing opinion.
http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting2006/tworeloadingtools/index.asp
WD40 & the likes can disable primers. Just no guarantee. According to the guy at 1 reloading store.
Differing opinion.
http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting2006/tworeloadingtools/index.asp
MutinousDoug
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Primers fire by shock not pressure. Slowly pressing the primer out of the case with the de-priming stem is not going to set it off. I have even used a Lee de-priming tool and plastic mallet to dislodge live primers numerous times (not that I'm recommending the practice). Safety glasses would be prudent, as would ear protection.
tbtrout
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Decap it slowly, I have done it many times. It comes right out
Wear safety goggles, decap it. I've done it hundreds of times. There is very little danger of the primer detonating.
jcwit
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Like above decap it. Use a little common sense and do it easy,with ath amount of leverage you have with your press you're safe. I've also done it a few hundred times, the worse thats going to happen is you'll hear a mild bang. After all you're not dealing with C4.
Sgt.Dusk
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Just take the decapper off the sizing die and size the case.
Johnny B
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Ditto on decapping it. Done it dozens of times, no problems. Just use an element of care and you're golden.
evan price
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I decap live primers all the time. Just be gentle with the press and catch the primer to re use it instead of letting it get mixed in with the trash.
moooose102
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THANKS! i wasn't sure if i could or should try to do this. i will try it in the morning!
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Assuming you only need to FL size the cases before finishing loading, don't bother to remove the live caps. Just screw the decaping/expanding rod up enough to prevent it contacting the primer and size/expand normally.
On the other hand, don't worry about punching out a live primer. There is VERY little chance of it popping and, even if it does, it will be safely contained within the die so there is no danger of injury to you and it sure won't harm the die (but I would suggest you remove the die and clean any primer debris before continuing if you do set one off).
On the other hand, don't worry about punching out a live primer. There is VERY little chance of it popping and, even if it does, it will be safely contained within the die so there is no danger of injury to you and it sure won't harm the die (but I would suggest you remove the die and clean any primer debris before continuing if you do set one off).
buenhec
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Dont like to deprime live primers but have dont it lots of time by accident or ignorance. No problems here.
moooose102
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it came out without a hitch. i had never run into that before. just one of the fringe benifits of getting older. the body isn't the only thing slowly going soft!
It won't go off if you are careful. Like someone else said, any penetrating spray will also soak it and render it a flammable material but not a detonable material, and virtually eliminate the possibility of a shock initiation.
Whoops, I should have read your last post. Looks like you didn't need any further suggestion.
Whoops, I should have read your last post. Looks like you didn't need any further suggestion.
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You CANNOT kill primers with chemicals!!
Matt 304--This has been discussed ad nauseum on this and other fora. There is no reasonably safe household chemical that will reliably kill primers 100%. Not WD-40. Not bleach. Not lubricating oil. Not boiling water. Not snake oil nor witch juice. People have experimented with many, many ways to kill primers. Nothing that's been reported kills 'em 100% except: Percussion (hit 'em with a hammer) or heat (toss 'em into a fire).
I assume that fuming nitric acid would do the trick but most people don't have that to hand at home. And it's nasty to work with.
I'm sure it's covered under Murphy's Law: If you get one smidgen of oil on a round you actually want to fire normally, the primer may get killed, and you certainly can't depend on that round going bang when you pull the trigger. But if you WANT to kill a bunch of primers, when you soak 'em in oil, only some of 'em are killed.
Or, statistically: The liklihood of any given outcome actually occurring is in inverse proportion to the desirability of that outcome.
As has been pointed out above, they're not that hard to deprime if it needs to be done. No need to try spraying them first.
Matt 304--This has been discussed ad nauseum on this and other fora. There is no reasonably safe household chemical that will reliably kill primers 100%. Not WD-40. Not bleach. Not lubricating oil. Not boiling water. Not snake oil nor witch juice. People have experimented with many, many ways to kill primers. Nothing that's been reported kills 'em 100% except: Percussion (hit 'em with a hammer) or heat (toss 'em into a fire).
I assume that fuming nitric acid would do the trick but most people don't have that to hand at home. And it's nasty to work with.
I'm sure it's covered under Murphy's Law: If you get one smidgen of oil on a round you actually want to fire normally, the primer may get killed, and you certainly can't depend on that round going bang when you pull the trigger. But if you WANT to kill a bunch of primers, when you soak 'em in oil, only some of 'em are killed.
Or, statistically: The liklihood of any given outcome actually occurring is in inverse proportion to the desirability of that outcome.
As has been pointed out above, they're not that hard to deprime if it needs to be done. No need to try spraying them first.
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