Using oil to kill primers... Myth?

[silverfoxdj]

On a side note, I had a 1000 count box of really old primers given to me. I sat them on the wood pile and shot the box lengthwise with a 17HMR, holy frak, quite the explosion!

One at a time

 

[graydog]

"...a search of the net will show..." "Hey, Bubba, watch this!" You can find all kinds of video of idiots at work. There's no need to 'kill' primers.
"...wanting to use normal primers after installing magnum primers..." Daft reason to ruin a prefectly good primer.

Another post from someone who can't put there mind in gear before they put there mouth in motion. If you do not want to listen to what the op has said then don't. He was just sharing his findings with us. I for one appreciate it.

Graydog

 

[Tinman204]

Another post from someone who can't put there mind in gear before they put there mouth in motion. If you do not want to listen to what the op has said then don't. He was just sharing his findings with us. I for one appreciate it.

Graydog

Well said!

I thought this thread was good info for anybody wondering about how to kill a primer not wether you should or not.

Just for the record I just run em though my decapping die and out they come. Have yet to have a single one go off. Not to mention if you don't leave loose powder out while decapping live primers and your face isn't directly over the brass it really would make no difference whether it when off or not.

But on the other hand I was curious if oil does break down the priming compound. Now I know it does!!

 

[Ganderite]

Thanks for the test results.

I have deprimed thousands of live primers over the last 55 years, without incident. They stay on the floor until swept up in a normal cleaning, and then go in the garbage. Except sometimes I just reuse them.

You test result suggest that if I sweep them up, but them in a baggie with some G96, they will be dead when the garbage gets picked up. Might do that if there are a lot of them on the floor.