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I just got a Lee 1000 and have some partly finished rounds. What is the best thing to do with the following unfinished round.

1. Casing, bullet, powder and NO primer

2. Casing, bullet, powder and sideways primer

3. Casing, bullet, powder and primer half inserted

4. How do you dispose of primers that got disformed
 
rosco.d said:
I just got a Lee 1000 and have some partly finished rounds. What is the best thing to do with the following unfinished round.

1. Casing, bullet, powder and NO primer

2. Casing, bullet, powder and sideways primer

3. Casing, bullet, powder and primer half inserted

4. How do you dispose of primers that got disformed
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Did you get them from an estate sale? If so I think I know how the unfortunate one met his maker :runaway:
 
Is this a joke?

Im not sure where you got these cases but it sounds like you need to start over.

- pull bullets
- resize/deprime

unless you know what the powder is, you cant really re-use it........

I would be inclined to get rid of the primers as well, as mentioned before they can be disabled with oil.
 
Pathfinder said:
Is this a joke?

Im not sure where you got these cases but it sounds like you need to start over.

- pull bullets
- resize/deprime

unless you know what the powder is, you cant really re-use it........

I would be inclined to get rid of the primers as well, as mentioned before they can be disabled with oil.
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X2 - disassemble, keep the brass and bullets - chuck the rest and start over - beginning with FL resizing and check trim-to length as you might even have to do a trim/deburr/chamfer job on the brass.

Be safe and good luck - SD

PS - a good project to learn how to reload. Take a read-through as many reloading manuals as you can (cover to cover) before you start if you're unsure about any of the necessary or critical steps!!!
 
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superd222 said:
X2 - disassemble, keep the brass and bullets - chuck the rest and start over - beginning with FL resizing and check trim-to length as you might even have to do a trim/deburr/chamfer job on the brass.

Be safe and good luck - SD

PS - a good project to learn how to reload. Take a read-through as many reloading manuals as you can (cover to cover) before you start if you're unsure about any of the necessary or critical steps!!!
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X3 I learned the hard way about NOT using reloading components that you are not 100% sure of. This is from some old CIL small pistol primer that was given to me. They looked to be in good shape and were stored in a dry and closed environment. I believe they could've been 30-40 years old. What I think happened was the primer's brass cups hardened over time and didn't expand enough to seal the gases or they may have split allowing some gas to escape around the primer hole. I'm 100% certain that the problem didn't lie with my cases.

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Thanks for all of the positive answers but just to make it clear I have successfully loaded and shot several hundred rounds already. I just wasn't sure what to do with the few mishaps that I had.
 
Buy a hammer style bullet puller , pull the bullets through in a can( you can reuse them ,they just might not be as accurate) through the powder away it will only amount to the number of rounds times 4 to 6 grains ,not much really to worry about. This you do at your own risk with safety glasses on, if you soak in oil or wd-40 ,you can slowly deprime primers ,just don't do it fast( primers go off with a hit). I would not have the powder measure in the press while doing this. I have done this many times but you have to be aware of the risk and make your own decision or through the few cases away, better to be safe than sorry.
 
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