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Have any of you punched live primers out of cases and reinstalled them in other cases? If so, what were the results?
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Worked just fine the half dozen times I did that.
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I thought this would be about using spent primers as ho-made self defense loads in shotgun shells! 
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I've punched out live primers on occasion using a die with a decapping pin. Just go slow and gentle.
I don't think I've ever reused any. But I don't see why you couldn't. They might be a loose fit after already being seated once. But I can't say for sure.
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Done some and all i can say is go slow.
They still work.
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Yep many times, no problems, no change of POI, nothing.
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I've had to pop out and reinstall one primer once because I put it in backwards (had a large primer holder cup in my single stage press but was seating small primers and somehow the primer flipped during the priming sequence).
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Do it all the time. Just make sure the anvil is still in place before re-seating.
7 1/2's seem to be the most prone to losing the anvils.
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I've done it, getting them out is the issue. Go slow.. They work fine when reinserted.
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I'm pretty sure you can only use a primer once.
If I'm wrong, I'd definitely be interested in buying reusable primers.
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Well, I was assuming an unused primmer..
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Well, I was assuming an unused primmer.. If it's unused, how's he using it twice?
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I'm pretty sure you can only use a primer once.
If I'm wrong, I'd definitely be interested in buying reusable primers. Figured you might’a heard about how to recharge a primer, maybe not. 1. Remove fired primer from case 2. Remove anvil 3. Clean cup 4. Use a punch to flatten the dent from the firing pin 5. Use a small hole punch to remove a little bump from a roll of your kid’s caps 6. Insert into the cup 7. Insert anvil 8. Seat primer in prepped case, load and shoot. You have now used a primer twice.
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I'm pretty sure you can only use a primer once.
If I'm wrong, I'd definitely be interested in buying reusable primers. Figured you might’a heard about how to recharge a primer, maybe not. 1. Remove fired primer from case 2. Remove anvil 3. Clean cup 4. Use a punch to flatten the dent from the firing pin 5. Use a small hole punch to remove a little bump from a roll of your kid’s caps 6. Insert into the cup 7. Insert anvil 8. Seat primer in prepped case, load and shoot. You have now used a primer twice. What do these go for on gunbroker?
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I asked same question here a few months ago.
Was told no problem.
I tried it with REM 7.5 primers.
Worked just fine.
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