Anybody ever have this happen?

[asphalt599]

I would have thought it would break the depriming pin before doing that. Interesting to see.

 

[BattleRife]

... Warm up the case bases (I use a propane torch) just enough to melt the sealer/red gunk that is holding the primers in. Go easy with the torch!

You want to be careful with advice like that!! Since I shoot at Sherwood Park FGA, I could well be standing next to you the next time I shoot the cases that I took a torch to!

 

[Andy]

I've had that happen with crimped primers. I reduced the likelihood by going more slowly on the downstrtoke, and flattening the "point" and rounding the edges of the depriming pin. Still got a few.

 

[chev_ranger]

You want to be careful with advice like that!! Since I shoot at Sherwood Park FGA, I could well be standing next to you the next time I shoot the cases that I took a torch to!

Relax! I'll be a whole lot closer to the warmed up cases than you will be and I have no problem with it at all.

The key to the whole thing is: GO EASY WITH THE HEAT! You don't wanna make things red hot. Just warm enough to melt the sealer. We're talking about heating the cases just warm enough to be uncomfortable in your hand. That's all it takes.

 

[enefgee]

...or you could just use a primer pocket reamer

 

[cyclone]

Yeah I've seen that phenomenon a few times, always with nickel plated brass, always Winchester. You have a couple of things you can do here.

One: pitch the cases (goes against the Scottish/Jewish in me)

Two: Warm up the case bases (I use a propane torch) just enough to melt the sealer/red gunk that is holding the primers in. Go easy with the torch! If the shiny silver of the cases discolors, you're waaay too hot. Then, with the cases still warm to hot, run 'em through your decapping die.

I have saved and reused a goodly number of cases doing it this way.

Regards,

Robert McNamera

I've used a power-drill to "take out" the Berdan primers on some Russian 7.62x54 , and it sometimes kinda looked the same as in the OP.....

 

[GRSmeister]

The red stuff is usually Lacquer. And it's used to seal the primer against moisture on defensive ammo or was used back in the day. To weaken it you can dab some acetone on them with Q-tips if they are not coming out.

 

[joe-nwt]

Anybody who does not want to play with power drills or acetone with 38spl cases let me know, I have lots......

 

[jethunter]

I think that would be going overboard. I got 900 cases in the trade and have loaded up about 700 of them, these were the only two that had a problem. I think my shooting will survive the 3% attrition rate.

2 cases out of 700 is about 0.28% rate of attrition, not 3%.