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I love how much fun they had with this, it goes to show you how far you have to go to get it to ignite. Decapping a live primer is was less risk if you ask me, especially on a press wearing eye protection.
Just deprime, save the primers, they can be reused.Time to laugh at my expense.
Some years ago I thought I'd give it a go with neck sizing. Worked great for the 220 swift. Accurate AF and brass has zero stretch.
So I bought another neck die for a different cartridge. Thought it be the same as the swift so I arrogantly just threw myself into it. Cleaned and neck sized 50 rounds, then primed.
When I tried to chamber one to my surprise the bolt wouldn't close. Tried a handful of rounds, none chambered. No powder, no projectiles, just brass and primers.
I put the box of 50 primed & neck sized brass aside and forgot about it for a couple years. I'm just recently starting to purge the gun room, so I just pulled the box out and I'm staring at it thinking "now what?"
Do I scrap the whole 50 rounds? Probably safest, but I'm wondering how dangerous is it to deprime live primers. I'd like the brass back. I had no issue running a full length resizing die. Could I "deactivate" the primers, perhaps by soaking them in oil or some solvent? I also wondering about disposal of brass with live primers, and disposal of live primers in general. I'd hate for one to go off when the garbage truck compacts.
Lesson learned I guess, try chambering before priming on a new die. Googlefu says no issue depriming live primers (safety glasses of course), however I wouldn't mind the guru's opinion on this one.
Thanks in advance.
^^^The only sensible and very easy solution.Take the depriming pin out of your sizing die and set the shoulders back a touch. Should solve your problem and save your components. - dan
Yup, this is definitely the simplest and easiest option. Didn't see your post before dan, but it's right on.Take the depriming pin out of your sizing die and set the shoulders back a touch. Should solve your problem and save your components. - dan
Take the depriming pin out of your sizing die and set the shoulders back a touch. Should solve your problem and save your components. - dan
You can just adjust the decapping rod so that the pin doesn't contact the primer, it works well, and is quicker and easier.I thought this was the best idea, but I'm loath to mess with my dies once I have them set up perfect. Wouldn't removing the decapping pin mess with neck tension?
Primers are cheap, I'm thinking oil soaking as suggested by Wendell.
Take the depriming pin out of your sizing die and set the shoulders back a touch. Should solve your problem and save your components. - dan
the pin and expander have two different functions, Dogleg nailed it.I thought this was the best idea, but I'm loath to mess with my dies once I have them set up perfect. Wouldn't removing the decapping pin mess with neck tension?
Primers are cheap, I'm thinking oil soaking as suggested by Wendell.
THIS....... In my better part of 50 years reloading I have pressed out quite a number primers. I still have all my fingers and both eyes. People tend to over think things nowadays.Consider that it is possible that you are fooling yourself or us - is obvious that your die is not set up "perfectly" if the product does not chamber in your rifle. You have about nothing to lose, until you discover the issue.
A young fellow was here to learn to reload - I use an RCBS RockChucker press - on the shelf are dies by Lyman, Redding, Hornady, RCBS, Bonanza and Lee - many are set up similar, but not all the same. I showed him how to set up his dies when re-loading - you have to do the set-up for case resizing die separately from setting up the bullet seating function. With practice, that takes part of a minute to do - is not "mysterious" - simply read the instructions and follow them - you will get "good" at it with practice. It is my view that a hand loader ought to be able to efficiently and quickly set up the dies, each time that he reloads.
What I do with my Herrett. Just used a nickle between the shell holder and FL die.Take the depriming pin out of your sizing die and set the shoulders back a touch. Should solve your problem and save your components. - dan
I think he was concerned with having the perfect setup and not wanting to risk the setupWhy dont you do a full lenght resizing without the Decaping Stem, no need to remove the Primers !
Cheers
Doesn'tCould I "deactivate" the primers, perhaps by soaking them in oil or some solvent?
How much explosive do you think is inside a primer? It's not a stick of dynamite FFS.I also wondering about disposal of brass with live primers, and disposal of live primers in general. I'd hate for one to go off when the garbage truck compacts.
What's the downside? The thing goes BANG? Aww pumpkin will you be OK?It’s one of those things thats probably safe but still not a great idea. Sort of like jacking up a car is safe; but crawling under it raises the stakes. Too much downside, not enough upside. Unlikely is not the same as safe.
Doesn't work.and soak the cases in WD40 before depriming.
Exactly. The people who think they are all safe cause they sprayed some WD40 into the case are fools who are fooling themselves. IT DOESN'T WORK!I did an experiment a # of years ago, soaked some primers in water & some in WD40 for a week...every primer I tried fired so I wouldnt trust any attempt at killing them.