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I sold my 257 Roberts and found 50 cartridges that I loaded with 100G TSXs. I'm going to pull the Bullets to use in my .25-06, and plan to dump the powder, how do I deprime the "live" primers? Seems it would be dangerous to decap live primers. TIA.
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It's never been a problem for me to de-prime as per usual.
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A few drops of liquid in the case will disable them I was told. I've done that, and I've also just done it slowly with my face away from the top of the press. Never had one go off that way, but I have had one go off when seating them and that will get your attention.
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Never had a problem removing live primers.
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Just decap as usual no problem here maybe just wear safety glasses.
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Yep, have decapped probably hundreds. Some even say they can be used again. I wouldn't trust it for hunting loads, and never have tried it for target loads.
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you're concerned and you're talking 50 primers...
did you consider just writing off the $2 worth of primers and/or just sell the brass or give it away.. and leave the primers in there?
If your worried about your face over $2 worth of primers.. just skip depriming the brass period...its not worth the scare...
on the other hand, I've never had a primer go off while depriming it...wear safety glasses and stand back, but never was an issue...
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Just deprime as usual. I've done hundreds and never had one go off. Safety glasses are not a bad idea any time you're handling primers.
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Or, chamber them in the 25-06 and pop the primers off with that. Won't hurt the brass at all, and then there is no question about safely depriming them.
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I just deprimed a piece of brass yesterday that got the primer in upside down. It went bang!
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I put a heavy glove on and safety glasses, but I've never had a primer go off and I've taken hundreds of other people's handloads apart.
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I just deprimed a piece of brass yesterday that got the primer in upside down. It went bang! Thats one I would have disarmed/soaked in water........ although I have deprimed many many live primers in normal fashion... safety glasses for sure...no open powder bottles on bench.......
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I've deprimed thousands with no problem--along wit a few that were in upside-down. Just took those REAL slow....
Have also tried using some of the primers in handloads, and all worked fine at the range. But I still wouldn't trust them for something important.
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JB, times have never been bad enuff for me, to consider recycling punched primers. Seems I've always been able to afford a sleeve of primers, if'n I needed 'em..
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The anvil is pretty tough so it would be hard to deform it with just a decapper. And as long as the priming compound is between the anvil and the cup, it's going to go bang when struck. I guess the main concern is contamination from handling the primer a few extra times. But, that's not much of a risk either, if done correctly.
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I have deprimed cases which I thought I had deactivated the primers by soaking with oil only to have experienced a detonation. That said I would never consider trying to deprime live primers, just not worth the risk of injury.
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continue to live in your padded little room then......
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As an aside, I've heard many people suggest deactivating primers beforehand, usually soaking in oil or water is suggested. I read an article about this very thing recently. The author had tested a number of different methods that supposedly would render the primer inert and for all intents and purposes, none of them did.
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JB, times have never been bad enuff for me, to consider recycling punched primers. Seems I've always been able to afford a sleeve of primers, if'n I needed 'em.. Good thing there are alternatives to the 215s listed in the classifieds, or we'd all be recycling. I'd wear some plugs too, just in case. I had one go off when using an inertia puller and seem to remember it not being all that quiet.
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