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You need a new pair of glasses bud. The Humboldt get together thread involved multiple people discussing everything from fried chicken to strip club owners and pretty much everything inbetween. It wasn't just Spano posting on it looking for attention like you claim.

Brian.

I musta turned over the right rock and let the usual Cretins out.

Only run a 550 and a 650. Had 2 primers pop in the dillons over the years, granted I generally didn't load that much like typically 20K or less in a year. Both of them somehow jiggled and ended up sideways in the pocket and went bang.

I"ve had one go off in a Lee hand set.

I never had one in a hand primer. But while I care, I really guess I shouldn't... if you want to deal with the uncontained explosion(better than if it went off with the round inside a die somehow...) I guess thast your business, but I don't want to chance brass shrapnel anywhere in my body personally.

ANd the bottom line here, it doesn't take a rocket scientist or much time to pull the rounds down and reload them again.

why risk it? If I didn't have the time it took to do that, I"d just buy loaded ammo ready to go.

Have a friend who was loading 45s on a dillon 650. he had all the primers in the tube feed go off at once! Not sure exactly how it happened, neither is he, but it split the tube and stuck the plastic follower rod in the ceiling. Dillon sent him all new priming parts, but he was lucky he didnt get hurt.

Talk about a tempest in a teapot!

Spano, I'm glad you got your rounds primed without incident, and I'm danged if I can figure out why some folks seem to dislike you so much, but that's not really my main point.

My main point is that I have never liked priming cases with powder in 'em because I have no way of knowing how much powder is still in the case, which means I risk underpowered rounds that will be less accurate, or worse, squib rounds. That's why I take the time to pull those bullets and start fresh.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner !!

A very good point. I have the 31 cases separated from the remainder and will treat them as culls. I will be very aware of squibs.

Do not do this. While Unique is a large grain powder, some may exit the flash hole and reduce the charge. This is especially true for rifle cases and ball powders. When the primer is missing, the charge dribbles out through the flash hole, especially when the loaded cartridge falls into the bin and is not noticed until later. That case can loose a significant amount of powder and cause a dangerous under load that will raise pressure to a dangerous level. A below minimum charge of slow ball powder = bomb. Best is to pull the bullet and start over. That's why I don't prime on a progressive press anymore - no body ever came up with a foolproof primer system.

I have been reading this post and to me it is a no brainer. pull the bullets dump the powder and start over. anything else is a accident waiting to happen. I had one primer go off when I started loading with a lee hand loader and was seating the primer,just whacked it too hard.just heard a sharp crack and smoke came out of the case did not hurt me at all..

Probably the most prudent course, taking everything into account.

My usual practice with such rounds is to throw 'em into a peanut can on my bench. I end up with a mix of various calibers & loads. When the can is full, usually in late winter near the end of the reloadin' season, I get out the kinetic bullet puller, get myself a couple wobbly pops, put on some tunes, and start breakin' 'em down. I end up with a couple piles of (mostly reusable) cases & bullets, and a pile of mixed powders. I sort the brass & bullets and then take the powder outside to 'light some flares'. Makes for a pleasant evening's entertainment once or twice a year.