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Any reason not to use them?

i have for years. never a problem. ymmv

I use them for load work-up, and never had a problem.

Pushing that decapping pin into the saddle of a primer causes a bit of unease for me. I know of no other way to deprime. There the case is contained in the die and I'm putting pressure on the center of the primer! I have done it and used the primers without incident - yet. They do work fine for me.

I didn't know that was possible.

There may be some unstated assumptions in the answers so far. "It depends" may be a better answer.

Primers pulled from crimped military ammo may have the primer cups sufficiently distorted that they're not usable. The face be distorted with a pimple (outie-dimple). The diameter may be reduced by being stretched longitudinally so that the primers will fall out when inserted in the primer pocket of a commercial case. The anvil can be loosened and drop out of the primer cup. The "foil" covering the priming compound can be loosened also, and the priming pellet can be loosened or cracked.

Primers pulled from cases with uncrimped primers may suffer the same problems. A dozen years ago I deprimed a couple hundred IVI 303 British cases of varying lots. While not crimped the primers were very tightly seated in the cases. Some primers had been sealed with an asphalt-like compound. As a result, the primers came through the depriming process in various states of usefulness. Some were quite damaged and were discarded. The remainder I have since used only when consistency of ignition is not a major concern, as when in priming cases to be fire-formed with the Cream-of-Wheat technique.

--Bob

I have used them for several years w/o a problem. Of course I don't slam the decapping die down to remove them.

LC

You can use them but I would never use one in a serious hunting load. I might use them in preliminary load work ups but not when doing final testing one in hunting ammo.
Paul B.

Two or three cents a piece. Never considered using them. Damn, thought I was frugal, kinda left myself down.

These are my feelings exactly although I rarely pull up primer unless I thought it seated too easy..... so it takes very little effort to push it back out..... I've never seen any strange variations over the chronograph using these kinds of primers

I've used them. Be certain to wear safety glasses when depriming!!!

I use them except, I don't trust them for hunting rounds. So far all of them have gone 'bang' but I don't want the first one to be when I'm aiming at game.

Jerry

Don't like having to de-prim a case. but stuff does happen and one gets things from neighbors and friends. I will not shoot someone else's reloads. I have used them with no issues, but just for working up and target practice. Never for a hunting load.

I've always reused them without incident.

Well said Jerry.

I wouldnt use any pulled, gold-colored WLR's. Just saying.

Thanks for answering my question.I figured I could use them,but having never done it,thought I would check first.Huntz

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Same here.

I have used a great many of them and have tried some targets for a comparison of pulled versus new and I could not see any difference in groups.

When you are depriming the live primers give a slow steady push against the primer because you are pushing the anvil against the priming compound. I can see how they may possibly go off if the depriming pin was hit against the anvil with force. I have deprimed quite a few over the years and never had an incident in doing it.

drover